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Repression, Widerstand und Scheitern - über eine Motivkonstellation in Romanen der 1930er Jahre von Irmgard Keun
Die Romane Irmgard Keuns der 1930er Jahre besitzen die Gemeinsamkeit, dass die dargestellten Charaktere Opfer von gesellschaftlicher und politischer Repression sind. "Gilgi" und "Das kunstseidene Mädchen" spielen zur Zeit der Weltwirtschaftskrise (1931 bzw. 1932), die Figuren er...
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| Format: | Masters Thesis |
| Language: | German |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2005
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The novels Irmgard Keuns of the years 1930-1940 comprise victims of social and political repression. "Gilgi" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen" are taking place during the economic crisis (1931 or respectively 1932). According to the transformation of the political system in Germany the figures experience financial misery. In "Nach Mitternacht" (1937) Keun writes about living in germany during the national socialism, whereas "Kind aller Länder" (1938) and "D-Zug dritter Klasse" (1938) describe the life in the exile, so the emphasis of these books is fascist repression. However, in all of her novels Irmgard Keun criticises patriarchy and the reactionary treatment of women.