Wulf Koepke

The Critical Reception of Alfred Döblin's Major Novels (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The first thorough study in English of the reception of Döblin's novels, written by one of the foremost Döblin scholars. Alfred Döblin (1878-1957) is one of the major German writers of the twentieth century. His experimental, ever-changing, avant-garde style kept both readers and critics off guard, and although he won the acclaim of critics and hada clear impact on German writers after the Second World War (Günter Grass called him "my teacher"), he is still largely unknown to the reading public, and under-researched by literary scholars. He was a prolific writer, with thirteen novels alongside a great many other shorter fiction works and non-fiction writings to his credit, and yet, paradoxically, he is known to a larger public as the author of only one book, the 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz, which sold more copies in the first weeks of publication than all his previous novels combined. Alexanderplatz is known for its depiction of the criminal underground of Berlin and a montage and stream-of-consciousness technique comparable to James Joyce's Ulysses; it became one of the best-known big-city novels of the century and has remained Döblin's one enduring popular success. Döblin was forced into exile in 1933, and the works he wrote in exile were neglected by critics for decades. Now epic works like Amazonas, November 1918, and Hamlet, Oder die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende are finding a fairer critical evaluation. Wulf Koepke tackles the paradox of Döblin the leading but neglected avant-gardist by analysis of contemporary and later criticism, both journalistic and academic, always taking into account the historical context in which it appeared. Wulf Koepke is Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781571136190
• Artikelnr.: 68308017

Autorenporträt

Wulf Koepke

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Major Novels by Alfred Döblin Introduction Contemporary Reviews
before 1933 Contemporary Reviews after 1933: Döblin in Exile Döblin
Scholarship: The First Approaches Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lun Wadzeks
Kampf mit der Dampfturbine Wallenstein Berge Meere und Giganten Manas
Berlin Alexanderplatz Babylonische Wandrung Pardon wird nicht gegeben
Amazonas November 1918 Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende Döblin's
Impact on Other Writers Conclusion Bibliography Index