Waiting water, the: order, sacrifice, and submergence in german realism
Auteur :
Sorenson, Alexander
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501777103
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Waiting Water addresses one of the most recurrent and troubling motifs in German Realist literature—death by drowning. Characters find themselves before bodies of water, presented with the familiar realm above the surface and the unobservable, uncanny domain beneath it.