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WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT AND HEINRICH VON KLEIST: IMAGINING THE STATE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 威廉·冯·洪堡和海因里希·冯·克莱斯特:想象法国大革命后的国家
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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12321
Yixu Lü
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FREEDOM TIME: TEMPORAL INSURRECTIONS IN OLIVIA WENZEL'S 1000 SERPENTINEN ANGST AND SHARON DODUA OTOO'S ADAS RAUM 自由时间:奥利维亚·温泽尔的《一千条蛇的焦虑》和莎伦·杜杜瓦·奥图的《adas raum》中的时间叛乱
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GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12323
Sarah Colvin
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SAUL FITELBERG'S FAILED SEDUCTION: WORLDLINESS IN DOKTOR FAUSTUS Saul fitelberg的失败诱惑:浮士德博士的世俗
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-01-04 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12326
Todd Kontje
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THE ‘DUNKELMÄNNER’ OF DOKTOR FAUSTUS: HUMANISTS VERSUS THEOLOGIANS 浮士德博士的“dunkelmÄnner”:人文主义者对神学家
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-01-04 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12325
Peter Eagles
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PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SPHERE(S): THE CAMPAIGN FOR PETER-PAUL ZAHL 保护公共领域:peter-paul zahl竞选
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2022-01-04 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12322
Catriona Corke
{"title":"PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SPHERE(S): THE CAMPAIGN FOR PETER-PAUL ZAHL","authors":"Catriona Corke","doi":"10.1111/glal.12322","DOIUrl":"10.1111/glal.12322","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Peter-Paul Zahl was a writer, printing press owner, and from 1972 to 1982 a prisoner suspected of belonging to the Red Army Faction (RAF). During the late 1970s, a number of prominent authors risked their reputations to campaign on his behalf. They did not argue that Zahl was innocent of violent crime, but instead protested that he had been handed an excessive prison sentence on account of his left-wing political views. This article examines the role that their shared identity as writers played in the campaign for Zahl, and how their self-awareness <i>as authors</i> translated into a sense of responsibility for civil society as a whole. They viewed the censorship of Zahl's printing press and of his prison writing as a threat to their own literary freedom, especially in the polarised political landscape that had emerged in response to the RAF. Authors used pre-existing literary networks – namely the ‘Verband deutscher Schriftsteller’ and PEN International – as political leverage. Zahl's case left a number of prominent writers feeling impelled to protect the public spheres – both mainstream and alternative – so that the voices which could hold the Federal Republic to account might be heard.</p><p>Peter-Paul Zahl war Schriftsteller, Drucker und von 1972 bis 1982 Gefangener, der der Mitgliedschaft in der Roten Armee Fraktion (RAF) verdächtigt wurde. In den späten siebziger Jahren riskierten prominente Autor:innen ihr öffentliches Ansehen, um sich für Zahl einzusetzen. Sie behaupteten nicht, dass Zahl unschuldig sei, sondern dass aufgrund seiner politisch linksradikalen Einstellung eine unangemessen hohe Haftstrafe gegen ihn verhängt wurde. Der folgende Beitrag untersucht, welche Bedeutung ihre gemeinsame Identität als Schriftsteller:innen in der Kampagne für Peter-Paul Zahl spielte. Die Autor:innen nutzten bereits existierende literarische Netzwerke wie den aerband deutscher Schriftstellerʼ sowie PEN International als politisches Druckmittel. Gerade in der durch die RAF polarisierten politischen Landschaft betrachteten sie die Zensur von Zahls Druckerei und seinen im Gefängnis geschriebenen Werken als Bedrohung der eigenen literarischen Freiheit. Ihr Selbstbewusstsein als Autor:innen brachte ein starkes Verantwortungsgefühl für die gesamte Zivilgesellschaft mit sich. Der Fall Peter-Paul Zahl führte dazu, dass sich eine Reihe von Autor:innen veranlasst sahen, die (Gegen-)Öffentlichkeit zu schützen, damit die Stimmen, die die Bundesrepublik zur Rechenschaft zogen, gehört werden konnten.</p>","PeriodicalId":54012,"journal":{"name":"GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/glal.12322","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44993562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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QUEER ADOLESCENCE IN MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM 在mÄdchen穿制服的酷儿青春期
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2021-12-29 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12328
Javier Samper Vendrell
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MAKING THE CASE AGAINST PARAGRAPH 218: NARRATIVE AND DISCURSIVE STRATEGIES IN ELSE KIENLE'S FRAUEN: AUS DEM TAGEBUCH EINER ÄRZTIN★ 提出反对第218段的理由:else kienle 's frauen的叙事和话语策略:aus dem tagebuch iner Ärztin★
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2021-12-27 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12327
Katherine E. Calvert
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EDUARD TRAUTNER (1890–1978): AN ELUSIVE LATE-EXPRESSIONIST WRITER 爱德华·特劳特纳(1890-1978):一位难以捉摸的晚期表现主义作家
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2021-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12316
Wes Wallace, Christa Steinle
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WORDS THAT MIGHT SAVE NECKS: PHILIPP KHABO KOEPSELL, EPISTEMIC MURDER AND POETIC JUSTICE1 可以挽救生命的词汇:菲利普·卡博·科普塞尔、认知谋杀和诗意正义
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12318
Sarah Colvin
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THE NEW PRUSSIAN RENAISSANCE: LITERARY COMMEMORATIONS OF QUEEN LUISE 新普鲁士文艺复兴:路易丝女王的文学纪念
IF 0.2 3区 文学
GERMAN LIFE AND LETTERS Pub Date : 2021-08-30 DOI: 10.1111/glal.12320
Rhoslyn Beckwith
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