Neighbours and strangers
Subtitle: literary and cultural relations in Germany, Austria and Central Europe since 1989
By: edited by Ian Foster and Juliet Wigmore.
Contributors: Foster, Ian, 1962-; Wigmore, Juliet.
Series: German monitor,; no. 59
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses; German literature -- 20th century -- Influence -- Congresses; World War, 1939-1945 -- Literature and the war -- Congresses; Germany -- Civilization -- Congresses; Austria -- Civilization -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "The 15 essays collected here focus on literary and cultural relations between Germany or Austria on the one hand and the neighbouring countries of eastern and southern Europe on the other, with particular reference to the period since the Wende, but also with a glance back to the period of German division. Neighbours and Strangers will be of interest to students and scholars working on contemporary German and Austrian culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Articles in English and German, summaries in English
Includes bibliographic references.
"The inspiration for this volume was a conference held in Salford in July 2002 under the title 'Neighbours and Strangers: Germany, Austria and Central Europe: literary and cultural relations since 1989'"-- p.