GERMAN

Primitive Thinking: Figuring Alterity in German Modernity

By Nicola Gess; Erik Butler; Susan Solomon

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2022
ISBN
9783110695151, 9783110694680, 9783110695090
Language
german
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2513142 bytes)
Series
Paradigms; 13
Pages
403\0
Time added
2023-07-23 01:22:37

Description

This book examines the discourse on ‘primitive thinking’ in early twentieth 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 figurations of alterity prominent in European primitivism: indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.

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