Kerstin Hensel is one of the most prolific, versatile and influential authors in contemporary Germany.
About the Author: Astrid Köhler, Dr. Phil.
262 Pages
Literary Criticism, Poetry
Series Name: German Monitor
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About the Book
This is the first book to explore the full range of Kerstin Hensel's literary correspondences. Following careful examinations of her various intertextual writing practices, it offers a section on translation which includes English versions of a selection of her poems.
Book Synopsis
Kerstin Hensel is one of the most prolific, versatile and influential authors in contemporary Germany. Her unique literary voice owes as much to her character, background and biography as it does to its dialogic openness to other voices. This is the first book to examine in detail Hensel's correspondences and interactions with other authors as well as with literary schools, traditions, and models, delineating her various intertextual practices. Covering all literary genres, the volume provides both overviews and close readings of selected texts. It finishes with a part on translation which includes English versions of a cross-section of her poems.
Kerstin Hensel ist eine der produktivsten, vielseitigsten und einflussreichsten Vertreterinnen der deutschen Gegenwartsliteratur. Ihre einzigartige literarische Stimme verdankt sich nicht nur ihrem Charakter, ihrer Herkunft und ihrer Biografie, sondern auch ihrer spezifisch dialogischen Offenheit für andere Stimmen. Dieses Buch bietet umfassende Untersuchungen von Hensels literarischen Korrespondenzen mit anderen Autoren sowie mit literarischen Schulen, Traditionen und Vorbildern, und erhellt somit ihre verschiedenen intertextuellen Praktiken. Der Band deckt alle literarischen Gattungen ab und enthält sowohl Überblickskapitel als auch detaillierte Analysen ausgewählter Texte. Er schließt mit einem Übersetzungsteil, der unter anderem englische Versionen eines Querschnitts ihrer Gedichte enthält.
About the Author
Astrid Köhler, Dr. Phil. (1994, FU Berlin). Professor at Queen Mary University of London. Author inter alia of Brückenschläge. DDR Autoren vor und nach der Wiedervereinigung (2007), co-editor of Uwe Johnson and Adolf Endler, biographer of Klaus Schlesinger, translator from English into German.
Ernest Schonfield, Ph.D. (2006, University College London). Lecturer in German at the University of Glasgow. Numerous publications on modern German literature, including Business Rhetoric in German Novels: From Buddenbrooks to the Global Corporation (2018). Editor of www.germanlit.org.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.4 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 262
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Poetry
Series Title: German Monitor
Publisher: Brill
Format: Hardcover
Author: Astrid Köhler & Ernest Schonfield
Language: English
Street Date: March 6, 2025
TCIN: 1007271853
UPC: 9789004725003
Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-9378
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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