For centuries, Vienna had been the imperial residence and capital
of the great multi-lingual, multi-national Habsburg Empire, and
thus a magnet for the accumulation of power, prestige, wealth, and
beauty. However, it is self-evident that not everyone could or
should reside in the capital, that many talented authors, whether
by choice or by chance, lived outside that glamorous city, in
Kafka's words, far from the Imperial sun. At the outset of the
twenty-first century, with technological advancements in
transportation and communication with international publishing
houses and chain bookstores, with e-mail and the Internet, for
example is there any social, political, economic, or professional
advantage to residing in Vienna, or has it become irrelevant today
where artists live? Are their life experiences notably different,
whether they reside in the capital or in any other city, large or
small? Are authors choices of language or themes influenced by
their provincial backgrounds? Thus the idea of "Beyond Vienna" is a
compelling and timely topic. This volume will attempt to address
these questions, while serving as an introduction to nine authors
poets, novelists, and dramatists and their relationships to the
capital: Xaver Bayer, Alois Brandstetter, Gloria Kaiser, Christine
Lavant, Anna Mitgutsch, Felix Mitterer, Elisabeth Reichart,
Vladimir Vertlib, and Friedrich Ch. Zauner. The contributors are
respected scholars who were personally invited to join this project
and who ultimately determined which authors would be included.
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