Florian Krobb

Political dimensions of Arthur Schnitzler's late fiction

This study examines the late narrative works of the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), and places them in the context of the dominant political questions of the time. Because Schnitzler located these works in the time and settings of the Hapsburg Monarchy, many critics have overlooked the possibility that they provide veiled references to the establishment of democratic institutions in interwar Austria. Dr. Tweraser combines material from primary sources (for example Schnitzlers unpublished diaries from 1922 to 1931) with an overview of the First Republic, to support his twin arguments that Schnitzler thought deeply about the political aspects of everyday life and applied this knowledge to the construction of his works; and that the First Republic had elements of continuity with the monarchy. Felix Tweraser is assistant professor of German at Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.

Welch' unbebautes und riesengroßes Feld: Turkey as Colonial Space in German World War I Writings

The outbreak of World War I spawned a flood of pamphlets in which the Turco-German alliance was promoted and visions for a Germanization of Ottoman space were articulated. Academics and political commentators mapped this area in distinctly colonialist terms; journalists praised the potential of German intervention; but early accounts by German soldiers expressed disappointment regarding the apparent loss of cultural distinctness in the process of modernization. In these publications, Orientalist desire and projection reached a unique intensity as the military alliance and the realities of warfare were welcomed as catalysts for the realization of old ambitions and the implementation of colonialist designs.

Culture and Identity: Historicity in German Literature and Thought 1770-1815@@@Nationalism versus Cosmopolitanism in German Thought and Culture 1789-1914: Essays on the Emergence of Europe

This collection of essays by scholars of international repute explores a particular polarity within 19th-century German thought: that of nationhood and European identity. Two factors were fundamental to the book’s conception: firstly, the recognition that perceptions of German nationhood have been a crucial factor within European consciousness since long before the existence of Germany as a unified State, and, secondly, an acknowledgement that bitter memories of the two World Wars of the 20 th century have sometimes obscured the record of Germany’s vast contribution to European cultural and intellectual history. Stereotypes drawn from such a legacy have fostered suspicion of German support for the idea of closer European integration and cooperation. For example, the evils of 20 th -century German nationalism are still frequently emphasized in the UK while comparatively little attention is given to the long historical tradition of German commitment to the idea of Europe as, essentially, cultural and political diversity-in-unity. At the beginning of the 21 st century, crucial tensions still characterize the dual consciousness of national and European identity. This volume seeks to promote understanding of the historical origins and development of such tensions as expressed in the work of some of the most significant writers, theorists, and artists of the 19 th century and across a broad spectrum of literature, music, philosophy, political criticism, art and architecture. The book also explores French and British reactions, both negative and positive, to German ideas of nationhood and European identity. As a history of ideas, it takes a multidisciplinary approach. Its unique contribution stems from this approach which maximises the variety and range of scholarship brought to bear on the topic and provides the reader with a broader intellectual and historical context than would otherwise be possible

Metropolitan Chronicles: Georg Hermann's Berlin Novels, 1897-1912

An abstract for Metropolitan Chronicles. Georg Hermann’s Berlin Novels 1897 to 1912 (Stuttgart: Heinz, 2001) ( = Stuttgarter Arbeiten zur Germanistik, Vol. 379)