ERNST TOLLER'S LETTERS FROM EXILE, 1933–1939

IF 0.2 3区 文学 0 LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN
Veronika Schuchter
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Abstract

This article examines Toller's experiences in exile, with particular attention given to the genre of letters. Based on his correspondence from exile, the paper aims to trace the disparity in Ernst Toller's experience of life away from his homeland, focusing on his time in New York but also comparing it to the other locations: London and Hollywood. The editing of his letters has shown that Toller's experience of exile differed greatly from that of other German expatriates. There is no evidence that New York became a new home to him; neither topography nor people are described in detail. He hardly ever writes about his everyday life, and neither the content nor the style of his letters shows any significant difference from those written before his exile. This may of course be due to the fact that Toller's life was a succession of extreme situations: war, imprisonment, political persecution and separation. In conclusion, the article also discusses the Briefe aus dem Gefängnis, published in 1935, and argues that, not least because of their publication context and their paratext, they also sit within the context of the exile experience and represent an engaged commentary on the National Socialists’ seizure of power in Germany.

恩斯特·托勒的流亡书信,1933-1939
本文考察了托勒的流亡经历,特别关注了他的书信类型。根据他的流亡信件,本文旨在追溯恩斯特·托勒(Ernst Toller)远离家乡的生活经历的差异,重点关注他在纽约的生活,但也将其与伦敦和好莱坞等其他地方进行比较。他的信件的编辑表明,托勒的流亡经历与其他德国侨民有很大的不同。没有证据表明纽约成了他的新家;书中对地形和人物都没有详细描述。他几乎从不写他的日常生活,无论是内容还是风格,他的信件都与流亡前的信件没有任何显著的不同。当然,这可能是由于托勒的生活是一连串的极端情况:战争,监禁,政治迫害和分离。最后,本文还讨论了1935年出版的《简报》Gefängnis,并认为,不仅因为它们的出版背景和大意,它们也处于流亡经历的背景下,并代表了对国家社会主义者在德国夺取政权的积极评论。
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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS LITERATURE, GERMAN, DUTCH, SCANDINAVIAN-
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期刊介绍: - German Life and Letters was founded in 1936 by the distinguished British Germanist L.A. Willoughby and the publisher Basil Blackwell. In its first number the journal described its aim as "engagement with German culture in its widest aspects: its history, literature, religion, music, art; with German life in general". German LIfe and Letters has continued over the decades to observe its founding principles of providing an international and interdisciplinary forum for scholarly analysis of German culture past and present. The journal appears four times a year, and a typical number contains around eight articles of between six and eight thousand words each.
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