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03480aam a2200397 i 4500 001 6032BFE826B811E994CCD44997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190202010039 008 180903s2018 enk b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018033342 020 $a 1788744977 020 $a 9781788744973 035 $a (OCoLC)1051778795 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ge--- 050 00 $a PT3710 S63 W35 2018 100 1 $a Waltz, William J., $d 1963- $e author. 245 10 $a Of writers and workers : $b the movement of writing workers in East Germany / $c William J. Waltz. 264 1 $a Oxford ; $b Peter Lang, $c [2018] 300 $a xiv, 248 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a German life and civilization; $v vol. 69 520 $a "Born of the dream of fostering a new caste of writers from working-class ranks, the 'Movement of Writing Workers' (Bewegung schreibender Arbeiter) offers a paradigmatic view of the successes and failures of attempts to implement a socialist cultural revolution in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The abstract tenets of Marxist teleology and state-sponsored program ascribed to 'writing workers' a central position in the efforts to overcome class divisions, educational privilege and, ultimately, the distinctions between workers and intellectuals, art and labour. This study, based largely on original archival research, traces the historical background and development of this major cultural initiative. It undermines the notion of servile obedience to Soviet direction in East German cultural affairs and displays the discrepancies between the official rhetoric of the ruling communist party and the realities of popular cultural participation. While there existed over 200 'Circles of Writing Workers' in the GDR - also known as 'socialist literary salons' - the four case studies featured here highlight their diversity and stake out the broad parameters of state-sponsored literary production in East Germany"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Theoretical underpinnings: between myth and reality -- The question of Soviet influence -- Cultural heritage and political legitimacy -- A socialist culture: according to plan -- Establishing state structures and consolidating political power in the 1950s -- Culture by decree: the twelve point plan -- Klassenkampf and Volkskunst: compromises and concessions in the early 1960s -- Achieving success -- The District of Halle: cradle of the BSA -- On the nature of circle work -- The BSA between social revolution and popular participation -- "Unorganized" amateur writers outside the state fold -- Future research on the BSA. 650 0 $a Literature and society $z Germany (East) $x History. 650 0 $a Working class writings, German $z Germany (East) $x History. 650 0 $a Communist literature $z Germany (East) $x History. 650 0 $a German literature $z Germany (East) $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a German literature $x History. $z Germany (East) $x History. 776 08 $i Electronic version: $a Waltz, William J., 1963- $t Of writers and workers. $d Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2018] $z 9781788744980 $w (OCoLC)1079363794 830 0 $a German life and civilization; $v v. 69. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240403014300.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6032BFE826B811E994CCD44997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search