Contemporary Women''s Writing in German Changing the Subject

Zusatztext This intellectually rigorous, clearly formulated study...is a user-friendly volume, for students and scholars alike. Klappentext Brigid Haines and Margaret Littler draw on the latest developments in feminist theory to explore contemporary German women writers' representations of female subjectivity. Bridging the gap between critical theory and women's writing in German, this book provides in-depth, fully contextualized readings of six key texts. Zusammenfassung Brigid Haines and Margaret Littler draw on the latest developments in feminist theory to explore contemporary German women writers' representations of female subjectivity. Bridging the gap between critical theory and women's writing in German, this book provides in-depth, fully contextualized readings of six key texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Ingeborg Bachmann, Simultan (1972) 2: Elfriede Jelinek, Die Liebhaberinnen (1975) 3: Anne Duden, 'Übergang' (1982) 4: Christa Wolf, Kassandra (1983) 5: Herta Müller, Reisende auf einem Bein (1989) 6: Emine Sevgi Özdamar, 'Mutter Zunge' and 'Großvater Zunge' (1990) Chronology Glossary Further Reading Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Brigid Littler Haines, Brigid Haines, Margaret Littler, Haines Brigid, Brigid ( Haines
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 23.09.2004
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies; Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9780198159674
• ISBN: 978-0-19-815967-4
• Pages: 176
• Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture; Oxford Studies in Modern Europ; Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture; Oxford Studies in Modern Europ
• Subjects: Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, german, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gender studies: women, Literary theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000