Primitive Thinking Figuring Alterity in German Modernity

Primitive Thinking Figuring Alterity in German Modernity

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This book examines the discourse on 'primitive thinking' in early 20th century Germany. It explores texts from the social sciences, writings on art and language and - most　centrally - literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn and Robert Müller, focusing on three figu...

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Main Author: Gess, Nicola (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:PARADIGMS
Subjects:
Literature: history & criticism
Literary studies: general
Literary studies: from c 1900 -
General studies
Science: general issues
Primitivism
literature
modernism
Walter Benjamin
Robert Musil
anthropology
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Summary:This book examines the discourse on 'primitive thinking' in early 20th century Germany. It explores texts from the social sciences, writings on art and language and - most　centrally - literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn and Robert Müller, focusing on three figures of alterity prominent in European primitivism:　indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (396 p.)
ISBN:9783110695090
9783110694680
9783110695151
Access:Open Access

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