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Austrian authors of the 20th century
Author_Sara Lennox
Bachmann critical perspectives
Bachmann novels and short stories
Bachmann poetry interpretation
Bachmann prose studies
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critical analysis of German novels
cultural and historical literary study
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evolution of feminist theory
feminist critique of literary canon
feminist historiography of literature
feminist literary methodology
feminist perspectives on 20th-century texts
feminist reading practices
feminist theory and literature
Foucauldian literary criticism
gender and authorship in German literature
gendered readings of literature
German literature and cultural context
German-language women authors
historical and political influences in literature
historical context in literary analysis
historical perspectives on literary criticism
Ingeborg Bachmann literary analysis
innovative literary criticism
interdisciplinary approaches to literature
interdisciplinary feminist studies
literary experimentation and methodology
literary method and interpretation
literary reception over decades
literary theory and political context
literary theory application
materialist feminist criticism
modern European literature studies
post-colonial perspectives in literature
re-evaluating women's literature
rethinking literary feminist approaches
shifts in theoretical emphasis
textual analysis and theory
theoretical diversity in literary
theory-driven literary analysis
twentieth-century feminist scholarship
twentieth-century German literature
women writers in Austria
Product details
- ISBN 9781558495524
- Weight: 587g
- Dimensions: 154 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 25 Oct 2006
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Although Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973) is widely regarded as one of the most important twentieth-century authors writing in German, her novels and stories have sometimes been viewed narrowly as portraits of women as victims. In this innovative study, Sara Lennox provides a much broader perspective on Bachmann's work, at the same time undertaking an experiment in feminist methodology. Lennox examines Bachmann's poetry and prose in historical context, arguing that the varied feminist interpretations of her writings are the result of shifts in theoretical emphases over a period of more than three decades. Lennox then places her own essays on Bachmann in similar perspective, showing how each piece reflects the historical moment in which it was written. Making use of recent interdisciplinary approaches - Foucauldian theories of sexuality, post-colonial theory, materialist feminism - she explores the extent to which each of her earlier readings was shaped by the methods employed, the questions asked, and the political issues that seemed most germane at the time. Out of this analysis comes a new understanding of the significance of Bachmann's work and new insight into the theory and practice of feminist criticism.
SARA LENNOX is professor of German and Scandinavian studies and director of the Social Thought and Political Economy Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
