National Image, which to a country is what character is for a
person, ranks as an extremely important concern for every nation
and for the people living in it. Nowhere is this more true than in
Austria which depends heavily on tourism and which welcomes foreign
investment. Indeed, image for Austria becomes doubly important, for
throughout its history the country has always stood in the shadow
of Germany in the view of the outside world, where even the
greatest Austrian accomplishments in all of the arts have generally
been subsumed under the rubric of German literature, art, and
music. In this context the aim of the essays contained here is to
establish what the image of Austria has been historically and what
it is today. The contributions examine the view of Austria
projected in the writings of American, Austrian and German authors,
ranging from the late nineteenth century to the present. While
recognising the many appealing qualities -- the natural beauty and
the former grandeur of the Monarchy -- the writers at home and
abroad have at the same time candidly and unsparingly criticised
political and social problems. All together the analyses result in
a multifaceted portrayal of the changing perception of Austria both
externally and internally.
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