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Description:In this critical introduction to the major works of Austrian modernist writer Robert Musil (18801942), Allen Thiher offers deft analysis of Musils short fiction, theater, and essays, and his major novel, The Man without Qualities.Thiher maps Musils development as a writer, illustrating how his work evolved in response to catastrophic historical events such as World War I, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hitlers seizure of power. From this historical context, Thiher traces how Musil began his career by writing a prescient first novel about ideological developments in German culture and, at the same time, a doctoral thesis on scientific epistemology. Following his service in World War I, Musil began to view writing as his vocation and, during this early period in his literary career, he produced short fiction, plays, and some of the most interesting essays on politics, ethics, and literature to be published during the Weimar era. In exploring these writings as well as The Man without Qualities, a work left unfinished upon Musils death in exile during World War II, Thihers study plumbs the depths of Musils ambition and accomplishments and presents a concise interpretation of the lasting significance of the writers interrogations of the foundations of modern European culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Understanding Robert Musil (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature). To get started finding Understanding Robert Musil (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this critical introduction to the major works of Austrian modernist writer Robert Musil (18801942), Allen Thiher offers deft analysis of Musils short fiction, theater, and essays, and his major novel, The Man without Qualities.Thiher maps Musils development as a writer, illustrating how his work evolved in response to catastrophic historical events such as World War I, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hitlers seizure of power. From this historical context, Thiher traces how Musil began his career by writing a prescient first novel about ideological developments in German culture and, at the same time, a doctoral thesis on scientific epistemology. Following his service in World War I, Musil began to view writing as his vocation and, during this early period in his literary career, he produced short fiction, plays, and some of the most interesting essays on politics, ethics, and literature to be published during the Weimar era. In exploring these writings as well as The Man without Qualities, a work left unfinished upon Musils death in exile during World War II, Thihers study plumbs the depths of Musils ambition and accomplishments and presents a concise interpretation of the lasting significance of the writers interrogations of the foundations of modern European culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Understanding Robert Musil (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature). To get started finding Understanding Robert Musil (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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