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Out of Place : German Realism, Displacement and Modernity
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Out of Place
Author(s): John B. Lyon
In late nineteenth-century Germany, the onset of modernity transformed how people experienced place. In response to increased industrialization and urbanization, the expansion of international capitalism, and the extension of railway and other travel networks, the sense of being connected to a specific place gave way to an unsettling sense of displacement. Out of Place analyzes the works of three major representatives of German Realism-Wilhelm Raabe, Theodor Fontane, and Gottfried Keller-within this historical context. It situates the perceived loss of place evident in their texts within the contemporary discourse of housing and urban reform, but also views such discourse through the lens of twentienth-century theories of place. Informed by both phenomenological (Heidegger and Casey) as well as Marxist (Deleuze, Guattari, and Benjamin) approaches to place, John B. Lyon highlights the struggle to address issues of place and space that reappear today in debates about environmentalism, transnationalism, globalization, and regionalism.
Review(s):
“Foremost among the study’s many strengths is how Lyon brings together diverse theories and historical data with literary readings to establish the complexity of late realist prose works and the issues with which they are in dialogue … Lyon’s study represents a valuable contribution to scholarship on German realism and stands to enrich conversations on space and place.” – Goethe Yearbook
ISBN: 9781501332500
Author(s): John B. Lyon
In late nineteenth-century Germany, the onset of modernity transformed how people experienced place. In response to increased industrialization and urbanization, the expansion of international capitalism, and the extension of railway and other travel networks, the sense of being connected to a specific place gave way to an unsettling sense of displacement. Out of Place analyzes the works of three major representatives of German Realism-Wilhelm Raabe, Theodor Fontane, and Gottfried Keller-within this historical context. It situates the perceived loss of place evident in their texts within the contemporary discourse of housing and urban reform, but also views such discourse through the lens of twentienth-century theories of place. Informed by both phenomenological (Heidegger and Casey) as well as Marxist (Deleuze, Guattari, and Benjamin) approaches to place, John B. Lyon highlights the struggle to address issues of place and space that reappear today in debates about environmentalism, transnationalism, globalization, and regionalism.
Review(s):
“Foremost among the study’s many strengths is how Lyon brings together diverse theories and historical data with literary readings to establish the complexity of late realist prose works and the issues with which they are in dialogue … Lyon’s study represents a valuable contribution to scholarship on German realism and stands to enrich conversations on space and place.” – Goethe Yearbook
ISBN: 9781501332500