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Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities is perhaps the most
important novel in German written in the twentieth century -
certainly it is among the most brilliant, puzzling and profound.
This, the first comprehensive study of the work to appear in
English, guides the reader towards Musil's central concerns. It
examines how Musil laboured through draft after draft to produce
material that would pass his own strict literary 'quality control'
and traces major themes through different layers of narrative with
the aid of close textual analysis. It details how Musil subjects
leading figures of fin-de-siecle Vienna to intense ironic scrutiny
and how, by drawing on his extensive knowledge of philosophy,
psychology, politics, sociology and science, he works into his
novel essayistic statements which record the state of contemporary
European civilisation. Through a disturbing and deeply serious
liaison with his sister, Musil's hero Ulrich, is shown to struggle
through to the brink of self-discovery and enlightenment.
A panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the
Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man
without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th
century. Their collective judgment rests on strong foundations: on
the work's encyclopedic compass, embracing intellectual, social,
political, and cultural concerns embodied in themes of striking
originality; on its probing of key issues of Austrian and German
life from the first four decades of the twentieth century; on the
brilliance of its language, unsurpassed by any other 20th-century
author writing in German. While this Companion gives The Man
without Qualities the central focus it deserves, it also
contributes to a deeper understanding of Musil's other significant
works; in harnessing a team of established scholars from North
America and Europe to the task of providing an assessment of
Musil's work, it sets new standards in scope and originality. The
analyses are embedded in an appreciation of the intellectual
contexts of Musil's writing, yielding fresh insights into Musil's
artistic accomplishment and into his place in the Austrian and
German cultural traditions of the 20th century. CONTRIBUTORS:
PHILIP PAYNE, KLAUS AMANN, GALIN TIHANOV, MATTHIAS LUSERKE-JAQUI,
SILVIA BONACCHI, CHRISTIAN ROGOWSKI, PETER HENNINGER, WALTER FANTA,
KARL CORINO, GENESE GRILL, BURTON PIKE, RA1/4DIGER GARNER Philip
Payne is Professor of German Studies at Lancaster University, UK;
Graham Bartram is Senior Lecturer in German Studies at Lancaster
University, UK; and Galin Tihanov is Professor of Comparative
Literature and Intellectual History and Co-Director of the Research
Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures at the Universityof Manchester,
UK.
A fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian
novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his
time. A panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the
Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man
without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th
century. Their collective judgment restson strong foundations: on
the work's encyclopedic compass, embracing intellectual, social,
political, and cultural concerns embodied in themes of striking
originality; on its probing of key issues of Austrian and German
life fromthe first four decades of the twentieth century; on the
brilliance of its language, unsurpassed by any other 20th-century
author writing in German. While this Companion gives The Man
without Qualities the central focus it deserves, it also
contributes to a deeper understanding of Musil's other significant
works; in harnessing a team of established scholars from North
America and Europe to the task of providing an assessment of
Musil's work, it setsnew standards in scope and originality. The
analyses are embedded in an appreciation of the intellectual
contexts of Musil's writing, yielding fresh insights into Musil's
artistic accomplishment and into his place in the Austrianand
German cultural traditions of the 20th century. Contributors:
Philip Payne, Klaus Amann, Galin Tihanov, Matthias Luserke-Jaqui,
Silvia Bonacchi, Christian Rogowski, Peter Henninger, Walter Fanta,
Karl Corino, GeneseGrill, Burton Pike, Rudiger Goerner Philip Payne
is emeritus Professor of German Studies at Lancaster University,
UK; Graham Bartram is retired as Senior Lecturer in German Studies
at Lancaster University, UK; and Galin Tihanov is the George
Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary
University of London, UK.
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have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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