{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-works-of-robert-musil-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGraham Bartram\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGalin Tihanov\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th century. Their collective judgment restson strong foundations: on the work's encyclopedic compass, embracing intellectual, social, political, and cultural concerns embodied in themes of striking originality; on its probing of key issues of Austrian and German life fromthe first four decades of the twentieth century; on the brilliance of its language, unsurpassed by any other 20th-century author writing in German. While this Companion gives The Man without Qualities the central focus it deserves, it also contributes to a deeper understanding of Musil's other significant works; in harnessing a team of established scholars from North America and Europe to the task of providing an assessment of Musil's work, it setsnew standards in scope and originality. The analyses are embedded in an appreciation of the intellectual contexts of Musil's writing, yielding fresh insights into Musil's artistic accomplishment and into his place in the Austrianand German cultural traditions of the 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Philip Payne, Klaus Amann, Galin Tihanov, Matthias Luserke-Jaqui, Silvia Bonacchi, Christian Rogowski, Peter Henninger, Walter Fanta, Karl Corino, GeneseGrill, Burton Pike, Rüdiger Görner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philip Payne is emeritus Professor of German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; Graham Bartram is retired as Senior Lecturer in German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; and Galin Tihanov is the George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, UK.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747946856736,"sku":"9781571134530","price":93.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/019270d50cef54fcf952c93b95516a7f.webp?v=1779901835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-works-of-robert-musil-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}