The Echo of Die Blechtrommel in Europe

Studies on the Reception of Günter Grass's the Tin Drum
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-29188-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Radboud Studies in Humanities

The Echo of Die Blechtrommel in Europe presents an overview and analysis of the critical reception of Günter Grass’s classic novel throughout Europe. Starting from the reviews on its first publication in Germany in 1959, it follows the reception of its translations in Poland, Italy, the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Finland and Sweden. Press reviews for the general public form the main object of research in this volume.
The articles reveal the different roles played by religious, political and ideological matters in the reception of the novel in the respective European countries. The articles, written by specialists from the countries under study, also reveal national differences and resemblances in the institutions of literary life in Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Joosten, Jos

Parry, Christoph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren

Über Autor(innen)

Jos Joosten is Professor of Dutch Literature at Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands). He is a member of the research group Studying Cultural Infrastructure and Reception Across Borders (SCARAB) and has published several articles and books on the theory and practice of literary criticism and book reviewing.

Christoph Parry is Professor of German Literature at the University of Vaasa, Finland, where he also teaches Intercultural Studies. Publications include an Introduction to German Cultural History, a monograph on Peter Handke and numerous articles on contemporary German and Austrian literature and on questions of intercultural literary transfer and reception.

Contributors are Eva Banchelli, Rebecca Braun, Elke Brems, Jos Joosten, Liisa Laukkanen, Stefan Neuhaus, Miroslaw Ossowski, Christoph Parry, Edgar Platen, Veronika Schuchter and Stéphanie Vanasten.