AMBIVALENCE IN THE WORKS OF ARTHUR SCHNITZLER PORTRAYED THROUGH DILETTANTISM AND THROUGH THE JEWISH SITUATION (AUSTRIA).
Item
-
Title
-
AMBIVALENCE IN THE WORKS OF ARTHUR SCHNITZLER PORTRAYED THROUGH DILETTANTISM AND THROUGH THE JEWISH SITUATION (AUSTRIA).
-
Identifier
-
AAI8713801
-
identifier
-
8713801
-
Creator
-
SPIELMANN, DIANE RUTH.
-
Contributor
-
Seymour L. Flaxman
-
Date
-
1987
-
Language
-
English
-
Publisher
-
City University of New York.
-
Subject
-
Literature, Germanic
-
Abstract
-
Turn-of-the-century Vienna was a time of ambivalence. The problems which Arthur Schnitzler explored in his works by presenting the dilettante and the Jewish situation in Viennese society find their source in the theme of ambivalence.;Jugend in Wien, Schnitzler's autobiography, and Der Weg ins Freie, his autobiographical fiction, provide the key to understanding the ambivalence he felt both in himself and in his society. Therefore, a frame for this study was formed by arranging the examination of Schnitzler's works so as to begin and end with these books, respectively.;In the introduction, the focus is on Jugend in Wien, in which Schnitzler emphasizes his personal development, as seen through the dilettante and the Jewish situation. A brief historical sketch of society is also given here.;Part One deals with the psychological aspect, as seen in the dilettante phenomenon, which is also explained by Sigmund Freud. Thus, there is an examination of the Schnitzler-Freud relationship. Another chapter explores dilettantism as a social phenomenon within the monarchy. It is then demonstrated how this operates within Schnitzler's fiction, as a catharsis for his own development. The Schnitzler works examined here are Reigen, Anatol, Das Maerchen, Das Vermaechtnis, and Zwischenspiel.;Part Two focuses on the Jewish situation, which also reflects the ambivalence of the times in the light of the Austrian Constitution of 1867. There is a chapter tracing Jewish history in Vienna from its beginnings through Schnitzler's time, and the following chapter examines the relationship of Schnitzler and Theodor Herzl against growing anti-Semitism and the rebirth of Zionism. Finally, there is an examination of Schnitzler's Professor Bernhardi.;Part Three, ending this study, provides a merging of the two issues, under the theme of ambivalence, as presented in Der Weg ins Freie. The synthesis is seen through Schnitzler's personal history, as it culminates in this work, as well as in an historical evaluation of this Milieuschilderung. Der Weg ins Freie, written at the same time as Jugend in Wien, further develops the same issues presented in the introduction, thus closing the frame to this study.
-
Type
-
dissertation
-
Source
-
PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
-
degree
-
Ph.D.
-
Program
-
Germanic Languages & Literatures
