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LibuÅ¡e MonÃková in Memoriam
Series: - German Monitor, Volume: 62
- German Monitor, Volume: 62
The novelist and essayist LibuÅ¡e MonÃková (1945-1998) made a unique contribution to German, Czech and world literature, writing in German from a distinctly Czech perspective in a manner which can best be described as encyclopaedic and highly intertextual. Positively received abroad, particularly in Germany and the US, her works remained until recently relatively unknown in the land of her birth.
This volume, whose appearance marks what would have been the sixtieth anniversary of her birth, is the first in-depth study of the work of this truly European writer. It contains specially commissioned articles by Czech, German, US and British scholars, as well as an appreciation by her friend and fellow writer F.C. Delius, an English translation of one of her last interviews, and the first comprehensive bibliography. The essays range from close readings of a single text, in particular the satirical, picaresque novel Die Fassade and the posthumously published Der Taumel, to surveys of themes, techniques or motifs within her Åuvre, for example nation, exile, history and myth, and studies of MonÃkováâs intertextual references, particularly to film and the work of Arno Schmidt. The contributions emphasise the comic, the personal and the ambiguity in her works, as well as the sheer breadth of MonÃkováâs interests and sources.
This volume, whose appearance marks what would have been the sixtieth anniversary of her birth, is the first in-depth study of the work of this truly European writer. It contains specially commissioned articles by Czech, German, US and British scholars, as well as an appreciation by her friend and fellow writer F.C. Delius, an English translation of one of her last interviews, and the first comprehensive bibliography. The essays range from close readings of a single text, in particular the satirical, picaresque novel Die Fassade and the posthumously published Der Taumel, to surveys of themes, techniques or motifs within her Åuvre, for example nation, exile, history and myth, and studies of MonÃkováâs intertextual references, particularly to film and the work of Arno Schmidt. The contributions emphasise the comic, the personal and the ambiguity in her works, as well as the sheer breadth of MonÃkováâs interests and sources.
"â¦these very carefully selected essays provide deep insight into the life and work of a remarkable author." - in: The German Quarterly (Summer 2006)
"â¦eine [â¦] wichtigen Beitrag zur M.-Forschung nicht nur in Europaâ¦" - in: Germanistik, Band 46, Heft 3-4 (2005)
"â¦eine wertvolle Grundlage für die zukünftige MonÃková-Forschungâ¦" - in: Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge, Vol. 14 (2005)
"â¦eine [â¦] wichtigen Beitrag zur M.-Forschung nicht nur in Europaâ¦" - in: Germanistik, Band 46, Heft 3-4 (2005)
"â¦eine wertvolle Grundlage für die zukünftige MonÃková-Forschungâ¦" - in: Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge, Vol. 14 (2005)
Brigid HAINES and Lyn MARVEN: Preface
List of Abbreviations
Brigid HAINES: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková: Life, Works and Reception
Friedrich Christian DELIUS: Rede auf die Fürstin LibuÅ¡e: Zum Tode von LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
LibuÅ¡e MONÃKOVà interviewed by Petr KYNCL: Writing is a Murderous Occupation
Sarah GOODCHILD: National Performance and Visibility in Die Fassade
Beth LINKLATER: âKönnten so nicht politisch Träume in den Himmel wachsen?â: Womenâs Writing and Humour in Die Fassade
Lyn MARVEN: Falling Down: Images of Trauma in MonÃkováâs Fragmentary Novel, Der Taumel
Karin WINDT: âDie Zeit der Bilder ist noch nicht gekommenâ: Ãsthetische Erfahrung, Kunstproduktion und Werkverweigerung in Der Taumel
Graham JACKMAN: âKde Domov Můj?â: Nation, Exile and Return in Eine Schädigung and Verklärte Nacht
Valentina GLAJAR: âDie wunde Naht der Grenzeâ: Czechs and Germans in LibuÅ¡e MonÃkováâs Treibeis and Verklärte Nacht and Erica Pedrettiâs Engste Heimat
Brigid HAINES: âBarren Territory for Grand Narrativesâ? Czech History in the Works of LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Robert WENINGER and John J. WHITE: Cannibalising Texts: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková Digesting Arno Schmidt
Dana PFEIFEROVÃ: Zwischen Alltag und Ausnahmezustand: Zu Positionierungen des Mythos im Werk von LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Helga G. BRAUNBECK: âDer Roman muà sich die Bilder holenâ: Film Discourse in the Texts of LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Lyn MARVEN: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková: Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
List of Abbreviations
Brigid HAINES: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková: Life, Works and Reception
Friedrich Christian DELIUS: Rede auf die Fürstin LibuÅ¡e: Zum Tode von LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
LibuÅ¡e MONÃKOVà interviewed by Petr KYNCL: Writing is a Murderous Occupation
Sarah GOODCHILD: National Performance and Visibility in Die Fassade
Beth LINKLATER: âKönnten so nicht politisch Träume in den Himmel wachsen?â: Womenâs Writing and Humour in Die Fassade
Lyn MARVEN: Falling Down: Images of Trauma in MonÃkováâs Fragmentary Novel, Der Taumel
Karin WINDT: âDie Zeit der Bilder ist noch nicht gekommenâ: Ãsthetische Erfahrung, Kunstproduktion und Werkverweigerung in Der Taumel
Graham JACKMAN: âKde Domov Můj?â: Nation, Exile and Return in Eine Schädigung and Verklärte Nacht
Valentina GLAJAR: âDie wunde Naht der Grenzeâ: Czechs and Germans in LibuÅ¡e MonÃkováâs Treibeis and Verklärte Nacht and Erica Pedrettiâs Engste Heimat
Brigid HAINES: âBarren Territory for Grand Narrativesâ? Czech History in the Works of LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Robert WENINGER and John J. WHITE: Cannibalising Texts: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková Digesting Arno Schmidt
Dana PFEIFEROVÃ: Zwischen Alltag und Ausnahmezustand: Zu Positionierungen des Mythos im Werk von LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Helga G. BRAUNBECK: âDer Roman muà sich die Bilder holenâ: Film Discourse in the Texts of LibuÅ¡e MonÃková
Lyn MARVEN: LibuÅ¡e MonÃková: Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index