Fractured frontiers : the exile writing of Nazi Germany and Francoist Spain / Mónica Jato and John Klapper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jato, Mónica, author.

Klapper, John, 1958- author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exiles' writings, German--History and criticism.

Exiles' writings, German.

Exiles' writings, Spanish--History and criticism.

Exiles' writings, Spanish.

German literature--Foreign countries--History and criticism.

German literature.

German literature--Foreign countries.

Spanish literature--Foreign countries--History and criticism.

Spanish literature.

German literature--Spanish influences.

Spanish literature--German influences.

Spanish literature--Foreign countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Writers opposed to National Socialism or Francoism have been considered either territorial exiles, who left their country, or "inner exiles," who did not. Those who stayed were initially accorded greater status, while those who left were denigrated. With time, however, there was a growing recognition of the hardship and achievements of territorial exiles and increasing criticism of inner exiles. Later critical debates have perpetuated this fissure and failed to explore the similar origins and assumptions of the two forms of exile. This book adopts a unique cross-cultural approach, illuminating the shared roots of opposition across the two cultures and exilic settings. It challenges the traditional divide, demonstrating striking similarities in terminology, exilic identities, and literary concerns, between not only "inner" and "outer" but also the German and Spanish contexts. The study offers new perspectives on the literary historiography of twentieth-century Germany and Spain, showing how, in the impact and consequences of dictatorship, the histories of the two countries intersect. It is thus of interest to literary historiansand students of German and Spanish literature, and it also, because it provides English translations of all quotations, serves as an introduction for English-speaking readers to this poorly understood phenomenon and its implications for other exilic settings. Mónica Jato is Reader and John Klapper is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Birmingham, UK.consequences of dictatorship, the histories of the two countries intersect. It is thus of interest to literary historiansand students of German and Spanish literature, and it also, because it provides English translations of all quotations, serves as an introduction for English-speaking readers to this poorly understood phenomenon and its implications for other exilic settings. Mónica Jato is Reader and John Klapper is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Birmingham, UK.consequences of dictatorship, the histories of the two countries intersect. It is thus of interest to literary historiansand students of German and Spanish literature, and it also, because it provides English translations of all quotations, serves as an introduction for English-speaking readers to this poorly understood phenomenon and its implications for other exilic settings. Mónica Jato is Reader and John Klapper is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Birmingham, UK.consequences of dictatorship, the histories of the two countries intersect. It is thus of interest to literary historiansand students of German and Spanish literature, and it also, because it provides English translations of all quotations, serves as an introduction for English-speaking readers to this poorly understood phenomenon and its implications for other exilic settings. Mónica Jato is Reader and John Klapper is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Birmingham, UK.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Overarching issues

Cultural contexts

Exile: the temptation of the trope

Pt. 2. The uses of history

German historical narratives in inner and territorial exile

Historical uses of myth in 1940s Spanish poetry

Pt. 3. A complicated return

Blurring of the lines: the complexities of return to Germany

Distiempo: the challenges of a long return to the Spanish context

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-277) and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787448605

1787448606

Publisher Number:

40030134462

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