Studien zur deutschen Literatur : Sympathy for the Abyss : A Study in the Novel of German Modernism: Kafka, Broch, Musil, and Thomas Mann

The series Studien zur deutschen Literatur (Studies in German Literature) presents outstanding analyses of German-speaking literature from the early modern period to the present day. It particularly embraces comparative, cultural and historical-epistemological questions and serves as a tradition-steeped forum for innovative literary research. All submitted manuscripts undergo a double peer-review process. Please contact the editor Dr. Marcus Böhm (marcus.boehm [at] degruyter.com) for further information regarding manuscript submission and subsidies. Introduction: Eurydice Lost 7 I. The Modernist Turn 11 II. Viennese Baroque: Temporality and Allegory in Die Schlafwandler of Hermann Broch 33 III. The Cloud of Polonius: Rewriting Reality in Robert Musil鈥檚 Mann ohne Eigenschaften 63 IV. The Lamentation of Josef K.: Conscience and Irony in Kafka鈥檚 Proze脽 100 V. In the Crystal Garden: The Replenishment of Art and the Ecology of Man in Thomas Mann鈥檚 Doktor Faustus 141 VI. Epilogue: The Quixotic Word 182 Bibliography 193