Cultural Studies of Modern Germany: History, Representation, and Nationhood

Examines the representation of German nationhood in the country's aesthetic culture from the first stirrings of nationalism at the beginning of the 19th century to the reunification at the end of the 20th. The 11 essays, many previously published, discuss the poetry of Heine, Rousseau in Weimar, primitivism, Heinrich B÷ll, postmodernism, the debates about the Gulf War, and other aspects. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.