Jones Complicity, Censorship and Criticism

Negotiating Space in the GDR Literary Sphere
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-023796-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 230 Seiten

Reihe: Interdisciplinary German Cultural Studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Sara

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;6
2;Contents;8
3;Introduction;12
3.1;Defining the GDR;12
3.2;The Intellectuals;19
3.3;Selection of Authors;30
3.4;Selection of Sources;33
4;Complicit Critic: Hermann Kant and the Writer as Functionary;43
4.1;Working with the Stasi: Kant as Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter;45
4.2;Censorship and Repression: The Publication of Das Impressum;61
4.3;Criticism from Within: Kant and the Writers’ Union;82
4.4;Literary Portrayals of Intellect and Power : Das Impressum;97
4.5;Conclusion;102
5;Hostile Partisan: Stefan Heym and the Search for Clarity;105
5.1;Working with the Party: Liberalisation through Negotiation;106
5.2;Censorship and Repression: 5 Tage im Juni, Biermann and Collin;127
5.3;Critical Voice: Alternative Public Forums, the Writer and the State in the Late GDR;142
5.4;Literary Portrayals of Intellect and Power : Collin;150
5.5;Conclusion;154
6;Uncertain Comrade: Elfriede Brüning, Loyalty, Criticism and Power;159
6.1;Working with Party Policy: Brüning and the Critical Writers;163
6.2;Post- Censorship or Controlled Debate? The Role of Literary Journals;168
6.3;Grumblings of Discontent: Behind- the- Scenes Criticism and Public Support;182
6.4;Literature and Antifascism;199
6.5;Conclusion;206
7;Conclusion: Ambiguity, Fragmentation and the End of the GDR;209
7.1;Ambiguity in Relationships with Power;209
7.2;Fragmentation and Disintegration;215
8;Bibliography;220
9;Index of Names;236

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Jones, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.