Body and Grotesque as Self-Disruption in Kerstin Hensel’s Gothic East(ern) German Novel Lärchenau (2008)

[EN] By analysing the novel Lärchenau and its -to a certain point- gothic features, this article interprets the elaboration of body in this novel as a site of the expression of power, but also as an alternative language. The grotesque dimension and the representation of the bodily numbness and pain...

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Autor: Iztueta Goizueta, Garbiñe
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/8779
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/8779
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Kerstin Hensel
Lärchenau
groteske
körper
schauerliteratur
nachwendedeutschland
grotesco
cuerpo
rasgos góticos
reunificación alemana
Wende
grotesque
body
gothic elements
post-unification germany
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Sumario:[EN] By analysing the novel Lärchenau and its -to a certain point- gothic features, this article interprets the elaboration of body in this novel as a site of the expression of power, but also as an alternative language. The grotesque dimension and the representation of the bodily numbness and pain as projections of historical awareness are key elements for the interpretation of Lärchenau in the context of Post-Unification Germany.