The Novels of Erich Maria Remarque

Sparks of Life
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-57113-476-9
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 89, 264 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 373 g

Reihe: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

New view of Remarque's novels as a chronicle of the century yet more than a mere reflection of historical events.

Erich Maria Remarque is a writer of great popularity who has rightly been described as a "chronicler of the twentieth century." He is both a German writer and a genuinely international one. Although he spent much of his life in exile from Germany, most of his novels reflect its twentieth-century history: the two world wars and the Weimar and Nazi regimes, and especially their effects on the individual. His portrayals of the lives of refugees from Nazi Germany are especially vivid. His themes are universal, dealing with human relationships, with love in particular, and with the provisional nature of life. Often seen as a one-novel writer due to the immense success of All Quiet onthe Western Front, Remarque wrote many other novels, major works that have nearly all been filmed and have remained popular. Nor should it be ignored that his works are above all else immensely readable: not a negligible criterion. This new study of Remarque's novels treats them as a chronicle of the century, but also looks at them as works that go beyond the reflection of historical events.

Brian Murdoch is Emeritus Professor of German atthe University of Stirling, Scotland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murdoch, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Erich Paul Remark and Erich Maria Remarque: The Writer and His Works: Die Traumbude and Gam
From the Frog's Perspective: Im Westen nichts Neues and Der Weg zurück
Rootless in Weimar: Der schwarze Obelisk and Drei Kameraden
The First Europeans: Liebe Deinen Nächsten and Arc de Triomphe
Shadows: Die Nacht von Lissabon and Schatten im Paradies/Das gelobte Land
Educating Germany: Der Funke Leben and Zeit zu leben und Zeit zu sterben
The Lap of the Gods: From Station am Horizont to Der Himmel kennt keine Günstlinge
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Index

Über Autor(innen)

Murdoch, Brian
BRIAN MURDOCH is Emeritus Professor of German at Stirling University, Scotland. He is the author of many books, including titles for both Camden House and D.S. Brewer.