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Primitive Thinking
Figuring Alterity in German Modernity
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Nicola Gess
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Translated by:
Erik Butler
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
This book examines the discourse on ‘primitive thinking’ in early twentieth century Germany. It explores texts from the social sciences, writings on art and language and – most centrally – literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn and Robert Müller, focusing on three figurations of alterity prominent in European primitivism: indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.
Author / Editor information
Nicola Gess, Universität Basel, Switzerland.
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Part One: Figures of ‘Primitive Thinking’
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Part Two: Art, Language, and ‘Primitive Thinking’
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Part Three: ‘Primitive Thinking’ in German Literary Modernism
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
September 6, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110695090
Hardcover published on:
September 6, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110694680
Paperback published on:
June 17, 2024
Paperback ISBN:
9783111520803
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Front matter:
7
Main content:
396
eBook ISBN:
9783110695090
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110694680
Paperback ISBN:
9783111520803
Keywords for this book
Primitivism; literature; modernism; Walter Benjamin; Robert Musil; anthropology
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars of Literary and Cultural Studies
Creative Commons
BY-NC-ND 4.0
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