A Companion to the Works of Hermann Broch

Bartram, Graham (Editor)/ Mcgaughey, Sarah (Editor)/ Tihanov, Galin (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1571135413 / ISBN 13: 9781571135414

Edité par Camden House, 2019

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278 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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• Titre: A Companion to the Works of Hermann Broch
• Éditeur: Camden House
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1571135413
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781571135414
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New

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Synopsis

Hermann Broch (1886-1951) is best known for his two major modernist works, The Sleepwalkers (3 vols., 1930-1932) and The Death of Virgil (1945), which frame a lifetime of ethical, cultural, political, and social thought. A textile manufacturer by trade, Broch entered the literary scene late in life with an experimental view of the novel that strove towards totality and vividly depicted Europe's cultural disintegration. As fascism took over and Broch, a Viennese Jew, was forced into exile, his view of literature as transformative was challenged, but his commitment to presenting an ethical view of the crises of his time was unwavering. An important mentor and interlocutor for contemporaries such as Arendt and Canetti as well as a continued inspiration for contemporary authors, Broch wrote to better understand and shape the political and cultural conditions for a postfascist world. This volume covers the major literary works and constitutes the first comprehensive introduction in English to Broch's political, cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical writings.

À propos des auteurs

Galin Tihanov is Professor of Comparative Literature and Intellectual History and Co-Director of the Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures at the University of Manchester, UK.

PAUL MICHAEL LUETZELER is the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis where he has been teaching courses in German and Comparative Literature