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Underworlds of Memory : W. G. Sebald's Epic Journeys through the Past / Alan Itkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Itkin, Alan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sebald, W. G.
- Epic literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Epic literature.
- Memory in literature.
- German literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.
- German literature.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Underworlds of Memory argues persuasively that the literary works of the expatriate German author W.G.Sebald can best be understood through the lens of the classical genre of epic.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Sebald's modern epics
- Katabasis : space and memory
- Classical underworlds as spaces of memory
- Sebald's underworlds of memory
- Ekphrasis : history and representation
- Staging poetic theory in encounters with works of art
- "A synoptic and artificial view"
- Nostos : exile and closure
- Exile as a disturbance of memory
- Sebald's epics without homecoming
- Conclusion. Epic today.
- Notes:
- Revised version of the author's dissertation--University of Michigan, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8101-3482-9
- OCLC:
- 981547539
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