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Covers the major modernist literary works of Broch and constitutes
the first comprehensive introduction in English to his political,
cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical writings. Hermann Broch
(1886-1951) is best known for his two major modernist works, The
Sleepwalkers (3 vols., 1930-1932) and The Death of Virgil (1945),
which frame a lifetime of ethical, cultural, political, and social
thought. A textile manufacturer by trade, Broch entered the
literary scene late in life with an experimental view of the novel
that strove towards totality and vividly depicted Europe's cultural
disintegration. As fascism took over and Broch, a Viennese Jew, was
forced into exile, his view of literature as transformative was
challenged, but his commitment to presenting an ethical view of the
crises of his time was unwavering. An important mentor and
interlocutor for contemporaries such as Arendt and Canetti as well
as a continued inspiration for contemporary authors, Broch wrote to
better understand and shape the political and cultural conditions
for a postfascist world. This volume covers the major literary
works and constitutes the first comprehensive introduction in
English to Broch's political, cultural, aesthetic, and
philosophical writings. Contributors: Graham Bartram, Brechtje
Beuker, GiselaBrude-Firnau, Gwyneth Cliver, Jennifer Jenkins,
Kathleen L. Komar, Paul Michael Lutzeler, Gunther Martens, Sarah
McGaughey, Judith Ryan, Judith Sidler, Galin Tihanov, Sebastian
Wogenstein. Graham Bartram retired as Senior Lecturer in German
Studies at the University of Lancaster, UK. Sarah McGaughey is
Associate Professor of German at Dickinson College, USA. Galin
Tihanov is the George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature
at Queen Mary University of London, UK.
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