The Racehorse of Genius. Literary and Cultural Comparisons

Benedict Schofield; Martin Liebscher; Godela Weiss-Sussex

The Racehorse of Genius. Literary and Cultural Comparisons

Benedict Schofield (Editor), Martin Liebscher (Editor), Godela Weiss-Sussex (Editor)

German

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

'Es zerfiel mir alles in Teile, die Teile wieder in Teile, und nichts mehr ließ sich mit einem Begriff umspannen.' This is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal summarizes the crisis of modernity in his Chandos letter. The failure to bind together facts by language is arguably the inability to compare them. Notwithstanding Hofmannsthal's grim verdict, the contributions to this volume clearly reveal the relevance of comparison for literary studies today. The topic of comparison is only one of the many strands running through this collection of essays - the reader will find more links between the individual contributions.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Munich
Publisher	Iudicium
Number of pages	157
ISBN (Print)	3891296983
Publication status	Published - 2009

Publication series

Name	London German Studies

Keywords

German Literature
Comparative Literature

1 Foreword/postscript
1 Editorial

Introduction: The Racehorse of Genius
Liebscher, M., Schofield, B. & Weiss-Sussex, G., 2009, The Racehorse of Genius: Literary and Cultural Comparisons. Schofield, B., Liebscher, M. & Weiss-Sussex, G. (eds.). N/A ed. London: Iudicium; Institute of Germanic Studies, University of London, Vol. N/A. p. 7 9 p. (London German Studies; vol. 7).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
Racehorses and Literary Devils. A Taste of Life in Bloomsbury
Schofield, B., 2008, Friends of Germanic Studies at the IGRS Newsletter , p. 1-2 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Editorial

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The Racehorse of Genius. Literary and Cultural Comparisons

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Introduction: The Racehorse of Genius

Racehorses and Literary Devils. A Taste of Life in Bloomsbury

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