Eskapade und Beherrschung

Krisen von Abenteuer und Männlichkeit in der deutschen Kolonialliteratur

By (author) Elisabeth Hutter

Book cover: Eskapade und Beherrschung

Extent: 437 pages

Publisher: Brill | Fink

Subjects: German Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Philologie des Abenteuers

Series volume number: 7

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(April 2024)

ISBN: 9783770568420

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $113.00

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The study explores the narrative relation between adventure, masculinity, and crisis in German colonial literature. In the novels, the clash between adventurous transgression and the need for colonial (self-)control is used to evoke a sense of male vulnerability and helplessness. Thus, the authors of colonial texts partake in a conservative criticism of modernity in European culture and society.

  • By (author) Elisabeth Hutter