Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
First Advisor
Franz Langhammer
Term of Graduation
Fall 1978
Date of Publication
11-1-1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in German
Department
Foreign Languages
Language
German
Subjects
Günter Kunert (1929-2019) -- Criticism and interpretation
DOI
10.15760/etd.2851
Physical Description
1 online resource (81 pages)
Abstract
It is the purpose of this thesis to present the artistic development of the socialist writer Günter Kunert. He is considered to be one of the important representatives of the literature of the German Democratic Republic where he has spent most of his life. His artistic creativity stretches over three decades.
The different artistic and ideological periods of the development of this writer are presented in chronological order. An attempt is being made to explain why Kunert's work is of a politically provocative nature and why it shows such strong criticism towards the socialist country whose citizen he is.
The thesis follows the writer from his early socialist didactical works to the "Subjektivierung" of his writings in the present time.
In conclusion, the thesis attempts to understand the deep-rooted reasoning of an author who in spite of his unmistakably critical position towards the GDR intends to remain there.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17240
Recommended Citation
Southwell, Jutta, "Günter Kunert: der künstlerische Weg eines Schriftstellers der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik" (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2857.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2851
Comments
Title in English: Günter Kunert: The Artistic Development of a Writer of the German Democratic Republic
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