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Commodities of Desire - The Prostitute in Modern German Literature (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,280
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Commodities of Desire - The Prostitute in Modern German Literature (Hardcover): Christiane Schoenfeld

Commodities of Desire - The Prostitute in Modern German Literature (Hardcover)

Christiane Schoenfeld; Contributions by Alan Lareau, Anna Richards, Brenda Keiser, Christiane Schoenfeld, Ingrid E. Sharp, Karl Leydecker, Margaret McCarthy, Paula Hanssen, Stephanie Libbon

Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

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The first collection of essays treating exclusively the figure of the prostitute in modern German literature. Unlike her counterpart in French literature, and despite her importance in drama, poetry, and prose, the figure of the prostitute in modern German literature has been a largely neglected phenomenon. Commodities of Desire addresses this omission: it is the first collection of essays to exclusively investigate this colorful and multi-faceted figure in its many forms and mutations. The book pursues this goal by analyzing a number of key texts -- from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Weimar Republic -- and by providing the social, legal, and cultural contexts necessary for their interpretation. While the 'sex-worker' has been a presence in literature for centuries, the prostitute was never more popular in German literature than between the late 1880s and the early 1930s. It was then -- during a time when prostitution had become one of the most pressing social problems of urban Germany -- that the streetwalker became a symbol of the destructive and fertile forces of the metropolis, an allegorization of the political and social crisis, and a vehicle for biting social criticism. This book focuses on prostitutes as literary figures and prostitution as a topic in works by well-known and lesser-known writers. It thus clarifies the iconography of the prostitute and aids the reader in understanding her significance in the development of modern German literature. Christiane Schoenfeld teaches German at the University of Galway, Ireland.

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Imprint: Camden House
Country of origin: United States
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Release date: February 2001
First published: 2001
Editors: Christiane Schoenfeld
Contributors: Alan Lareau (Contributor) • Anna Richards • Brenda Keiser (Contributor) • Christiane Schoenfeld • Ingrid E. Sharp • Karl Leydecker • Margaret McCarthy (Contributor) • Paula Hanssen (Contributor) • Stephanie Libbon (Contributor)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-1-57113-198-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN: 1-57113-198-1
Barcode: 9781571131980

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