Future cities in Wilhelminian utopian literature
By: Hildegard F. Glass.
Series: Studies in modern German literature ;; vol. 88
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: German fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; German fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Utopias in literature.; Cities and towns in literature.
Description: This study examines the cultural significance of imaginary urban configurations envisioned in turn-of-the-century German utopian literature. Focusing on the relationship between utopian writing and nonfictional discourses (in particular, the newly emerging discipline of urban planning), this study discusses the concepts of ideal urban space proposed in the novels of Theodor Hertzka, Justinus, Michael Georg Conrad, Kurd Lasswitz, and Bernhard Kellermann.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-190) and index.