The Narrative Works of Günter Grass
A Critical Interpretation
Author
This study provides a critical analysis of the narrative works of Günter Grass, under which Die Blechtrommel, Katz und Mann, Hundejahre und Der Butt. It is of interest to everyone who wants to get a better understanding of the novels of this famous German writer.
[German Language and Literature Monographs, 12] 1982. vi, 370 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Chapter I: Die Blechtrommel (1959): from the perspective of a child | p. 1
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Chapter II: Katz und Maus (1961): guilt and exploitation | p. 86
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Chapter III: Hundejahre (1963): the German and the Jew | p. 120
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Chapter IV: Örtlich betäubt (1969): evolution or revolution | p. 170
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Chapter V: Aus dem Tagebuch einer Schnecke (1972): Grass versus Hegel | p. 210
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Chapter VI: Der Butt (1977): the fairy-tale which becomes reality | p. 252
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Chapter VII: Das Treffen in Telgte (1979): a celebratory novel | p. 312
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Chapter VIII: Kopfgeburten oder die Deutschen sterben aus (1980): an election manifesto à la Grass | p. 348
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Conclusion | p. 370
Subjects
Literature & Literary Studies
Main BIC Subject
DSB: Literary studies: general
Main BISAC Subject
LIT000000: LITERARY CRITICISM / General