Fictions from an Orphan State - Literary Reflections of Austria Between Habsburg and Hitler

A varied, vivid view of the literary culture of the often-neglected interwar Austrian republic.

List of contents

Preamble: A Cold Sun
Soldiers' Tales: Andreas Latzko, Ernst Weiss
The Habsburg Legacy: Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Werfel, Joseph Roth
"Hakenkreuz" and "Davidstern": Bruno Brehm, Soma Morgenstern
Charting February 1934: Karl Kraus, Anna Seghers, Friedrich Wolf, Alois Vogel
"Finis Austriae"?: Joseph Roth, Ernst Weiss, Heimito von Doderer
Postscript
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Andrew Barker

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Barker
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9781571135315
• ISBN: 978-1-57113-531-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Series: Studies in German Literature L
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education