Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse: The Politics of Memory

by Anne Fuchs

Book Overview

Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. Focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film, this study challenges the institutional boundaries of Germany's memory culture that have guided and arguably limited German identity debates. Essays on contemporary German literature are complemented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230279651
• ISBN13: 9780230279650
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"