Frankreich-Allemagne: Representations of nationality in twentieth-century French and German literature.
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Title
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Frankreich-Allemagne: Representations of nationality in twentieth-century French and German literature.
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Identifier
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AAI9530853
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identifier
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9530853
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Creator
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Baumann, Alexander.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Rosette C. Lamont
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Literature, Comparative | Literature, Germanic | Literature, Romance
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Abstract
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The issue of nationality has taken on renewed relevance for the 1990s and beyond. Much of modern European history, and especially of twentieth-century European history, has revolved around the national antagonism between France and Germany. Literary representations of this antagonism are numerous. On many occasions these representations have had a dual function: they have both reflected and helped shape the perception of the Franco-German question in extra-literary domains. The dissertation provides an analysis of cross-cultural, political, and private uses and manifestations of nationality and nationalism in selected works of eight authors. Texts by four French authors (Jean Giraudoux, Robert Brasillach, Vercors, Michel Tournier) and four German authors (Kurt Tucholsky, Ernst Junger, Heinrich Mann, Patrick Suskind) are examined with regard to their various fictional and non-fictional representations of the Franco-German question. The dissertation is organized along chronological lines and is divided into three major time periods: the 1920s, the Occupation, and the post-war years. Among the issues being considered are: the prevalence and uses of national stereotypes; the place of perceived cultural differences and similarities; personal and political efforts to overcome national antagonism; the idea of Europe; the importance of fascism, the Occupation, and the Resistance; and postmodern representations of nationality.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
