Reading Rilke's Orphic Identity (101) (Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature) - Tapa blanda

Nelson, Erika M.

 
9783039102877: Reading Rilke's Orphic Identity (101) (Studies in Modern German and Austrian Literature)
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ISBN 10: 3039102877 ISBN 13: 9783039102877
Editorial: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, 2005

Sinopsis

This study of Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) examines the poet's understanding of the malleable nature of identity, while addressing the question of Rilke's place in literary history. In line with contemporary literary theory which views the self as a societal construction and strategic narrative device, this study explores Rilke's preoccupations with identity in his work, as he investigates the disintegration of the subjective self in the modern world. Rilke's re-readings of the mythological figures of Orpheus and Narcissus in modern psychological terms, as well as in terms of traditional poetics, are keys not only to his poetics and his changing understanding of self, but also to his evolving critique of society. This study tracks how Rilke's Orphic work disengages traditional patterns of perceptions, not only to challenge fidelity to history, but also to recover the power of traditional elements from that history to help articulate subjectivity in new terms.

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The Author: Erika M. Nelson is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas, where she teaches German language, literature, and culture courses. Her current research explores German spa culture, film, and the literary influences of Liquid Sound.

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Editorial
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3039102877
ISBN 13 
9783039102877
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Número de páginas
276
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9780820472140: Reading Rilke's Orphic Identity: 101 (Studies in Modern German Literature,)

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ISBN 10:  082047214X ISBN 13:  9780820472140
Editorial: PETER LANG, 2005
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