Language and Negativity in European Modernism

ISBN-13: 9781108475020 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 280 str.

Shane Weller

Opis

Proposes that a distinct strain of literary modernism emerged in Europe in response to historical catastrophe.

Recenzje

'… this book deals with a crucial aspect of modernist literature, and the overall view it offers of this historical progression is accompanied by close and solid analysis of texts.' Forum for Modern Language Studies

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The language crisis: from Mallarmé to Mauthner; 2. Great destructive work: The interwar years; 3. Performing the negative: Franz Kafka; 4. Humanity in ruins: Samuel Beckett; 5. Writing the disaster: Maurice Blanchot; 6. Through the thousand darknesses: Paul Celan; 7. Unconditional negativity: W. G. Sebald; 8. Unwording, terminal and interminable; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.