Introduction : "Scenes that do not belong in the light of day" -- Against nature : Adalbert Stifter -- Base matter : Gustav Freytag -- Iconolatry and iconoclasm : Theodor Fontane -- Presence as profanation : Arno Holz -- Dead ends : Gottfried Benn -- Filth : Franz Kafka -- Coda : "As if she were saying something shameless".
Summary:
"At the Limit of the Obscene: German Realism and the Disgrace of Matter examines the fear of materiality in German-language realist and postrealist literature"-- Provided by publisher.
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