Die heile Familie
Subtitle: Geschichten vom Mythos in Recht und Literatur
By: [herausgegeben von] Anja-Simone Michalski
Series: Studien und Texte zur Sozialgeschichte der Literatur -- 141
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9783110378887
Subjects: Middle class families; Nuclear families; History
Description: The idea of the middle-class nuclear family as a 'sacred' and 'natural' entity has been deeply engraved into modern discourse about families. This volume examines the origins of this narrative in the legal and literary texts of the second half of the 19th century and recent times. In addition to legal texts, it offers readings of literary examples, including Stifter, Raabe, Setz, von Düffel, and Wawerzinek --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276) and index.