Chaos, Control, and Consistency

Basker, David

ISBN 10: 3906751074 / ISBN 13: 9783906751078

Published by Peter Lang Verlag, 1993

About this Item

Zustandsbeschreibung: Mängelexemplar. The Narrative Vision of Wolfgang Koeppen. Wolfgang Koeppen's critical and popular reputations stem largely from his literary success in the 1950s, a success which has overshadowed the author's activities in the earlier years of his career. It is in the interest of redressing this imbalance that the present study has been undertaken. It traces a consistent line of development from Koeppen's journalistic activities in the Berlin of the 1930s, through his earliest creative writing, and on, in this light, to the post-war publications for which he is most famous. It is thus possible to place the whole of Koeppen's career within the social and literary context of sixty years of German history. 352 Seiten, broschiert (British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature; Vol. 9/Peter Lang Verlag 1993). Statt EUR 90,95. Gewicht: 494 g - Softcover/Taschenbuch - Sprache: Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chaos, Control, and Consistency
• Publisher: Peter Lang Verlag
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3906751074
• ISBN 13: 9783906751078
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Wie Neu

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Synopsis

Wolfgang Koeppen's critical and popular reputations stem largely from his literary success in the 1950s, a success which has overshadowed the author's activities in the earlier years of his career. It is in the interest of redressing this imbalance that the present study has been undertaken. It traces a consistent line of development from Koeppen's journalistic activities in the Berlin of the 1930s, through his earliest creative writing, and on, in this light, to the post-war publications for which he is most famous. It is thus possible to place the whole of Koeppen's career within the social and literary context of sixty years of German history.

About the Author

The Author: David Basker, born in 1963, studied Modern Languages at the University of Manchester. He went on to complete a doctorate on Wolfgang Koeppen at the University College of Swansea in 1991. Since 1991 he has been a lecturer in German at the University College of Swansea.