The Child's View of the Third Reich in German Literature: The Eye among the Blind

by Debbie Pinfold

Overview

This book considers how and why German authors have used the child's viewpoint to present the Third Reich. Authors as diverse as Günter Grass, Siegfried Lenz, and Christa Wolf have all used this perspective, and this raises the question as to why it is such a popular means of confronting the Third Reich. This study asks whether it is an evasive strategy, a means of gaining new insights into the era, or a means of discovering a new language. This raises issues central to the post-war German aesthetic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199245659
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/24/2001
Series:	Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Brasenose and Merton Colleges, Oxford University

Editorial Reviews

"This study is well written and convincing in its investigation of how German authors use a child's perspective to abstract the issues of the Third Reich and thus force a new perspective. It is highly recommended."—German Studies Review

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