Fictions of Legibility - The Human Face and Body in Modern German Novels from Sophie von La Roche to Alfred Döblin

Gabriela Stoicea examines how the incidence and role of physical descriptions in German novels changed between 1771 and 1929 in response to developments in the study of the human face and body. As well as engaging the tools and methods of literary analysis, the study uses a cultural studies approach to offer a constellation of ideas and polemics surrounding the readability of the human body. By including discussions from the medical sciences, epistemology, and aesthetics, the book draws out the multi-faceted permutations of corporeal legibility, as well as its relevance for the development of the novel and for facilitating inter-disciplinary dialogue.

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Besprochen in:Monatshefte, 115/1 (2023), Armin Schäfer

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• Authors: Gabriela Stoicea
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2020
• EAN: 9783837647204
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-4720-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 666 g
• Illustrations: 19 Farbabb.
• Series: Lettre
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Soziologie, Deutsche Literatur, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Literature, Cultural History, Literary Studies, Sociology, German Literature, Cultural Studies, Theory of art, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / World, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, ART / Criticism & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, MEDICAL / Medical History & Records, General & world history, Social Sciences, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Medicine, Political science & theory, Racism, Sociology: sexual relations, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Violence in society, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary theory, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Philosophy and theory, Culture and institutions, Social processes, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Political science (Politics and government), Medicine and health, History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines, Germany and neighboring central European countries, Literature (Belles-lettres) and rhetoric, American literature in English, English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures, Human Body In Literature, Facial Expression In Literature, Physiognomy In Literature, German Novels