At the limit of the obscene German realism and the disgrace of matter / Erica Weitzman.

Author/creator Weitzman, Erica
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEvanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2021.
Descriptionviii, 279 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction: "Scenes that do not belong in the light of day" -- Against Nature: Adalbert Stifter -- Base Matter: Gustav Freytag -- Iconolatry and Iconoclasm: Theodor Fontane -- Presence as Profanation: Arno Holz -- Dead Ends: Gottfried Benn -- Filth: Franz Kafka -- Coda: "As if she were saying something shameless."
Abstract "At the Limit of the Obscene: German Realism and the Disgrace of Matter examines the fear of materiality in German-language realist and postrealist literature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020040460
ISBN9780810143166 (softcover)
ISBN9780810143173 (hardcover)
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