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Author Spencer, Malcolm, 1954-

Title In the shadow of empire : Austrian experiences of modernity in the writings of Musil, Roth, and Bachmann / Malcolm Spencer.

Publication Info. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2008.
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 Moore Stacks  PT3818 .S64 2008    Available  ---
Description 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.
Contents Introduction: Negotiating modernity in the Austrian context -- Modernity, nationalism, and the Austrian crisis -- Vater, Landesvater, Gottvater: Musil and the ancien régime -- Sepp, Feuermaul, and Schmeisser: enemies of the empire in Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften -- "Europe is committing suicide": Joseph Roth's Radetzkymarsch -- "How much home does a person need?": Ingeborg Bachmann's "Drei Wege zum See" -- Conclusion: Austria and the transition to modernity.
Subject Austrian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Austrian literature.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Musil, Robert, 1880-1942. Mann ohne Eigenschaften.
Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939. Radetzkymarsch.
Bachmann, Ingeborg, 1926-1973. Drei Wege zum See.
ISBN 9781571133878 hardback alkaline paper
1571133879 hardback alkaline paper

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