How are we to think of satire if it has ceased to exist as a discrete genre? This study proposes a novel solution, understanding the satiric in the postwar era as a set of writing practices: figures of inversion, myth-making, and citation. By showing how writers and theorists alike deploy these devices in new contexts, this book reexamines the link between German postwar writing and the history of satire, and between literature and theory.
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How are we to think of satire if it has ceased to exist as a discrete genre? This book re-examines the link between German postwar writing and the history of satire, and between literature and theory.
"Admirably structured, genorously researched, and written in sophisticated prose, The Ends of Satire is highly recommended reading for those interested in analyses of selected works by prominent authors like Elfriede Jelinek, Thomas Bernhard, and Thomas Meinecke. lt is further recommended to those invested in thought-provoking explomtions of intertextuality, authorship, and the meaning of writing and reading. For those specifically interested in what happened to “satire after satire“ (207), it is quite simply a must."
Lars Richter in: Seminar LIII, 416-418
Lars Richter in: Seminar LIII, 416-418
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ISBN
9783110359350
Publisert
2015-01-19
Utgiver
De Gruyter
Vekt
466 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
238
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Biografisk notat
Daniel Bowles, Boston College, Massachusetts, USA.