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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| 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 |
| 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. |
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