| Description |
x, 201 p. |
| Series |
Signale : modern German letters, cultures, and thought |
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Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The limits of national form : normativity and performativity in Bildungsroman criticism -- Apprenticeship of the novel : Goethe and the invention of history -- Epigonal consciousness : Stendhal, Immermann, and the "problem of generations" around 1830 -- Long-distance fantasies : Freytag, Eliot, and national literature in the age of empire -- Urban vernaculars : Joyce, Doblin, and the "individuating rhythm" of modernity -- Conclusion : apocalipsis cum figuris : Thomas Mann and the Bildungsroman at the ends of time. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Bildungsromans -- History and criticism.
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German fiction -- History and criticism.
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European fiction -- History and criticism.
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Nationalism and literature.
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City and town life in literature.
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Comparative literature -- German and European.
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Comparative literature -- European and German.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780801478031 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780801465659 (electronic bk.) |
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