Primitive Thinking
Figuring Alterity in German Modernity
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This book examines the discourse on ‘primitive thinking’ in early 20th 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 figures of alterity prominent in European primitivism: indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.
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Primitivism; literature; modernism; Walter Benjamin; Robert Musil; anthropology; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTZ General studies and General knowledge; thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issuesISBN
9783110695090, 9783110694680, 9783110695151Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
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Berlin/Boston, 2022Imprint
De GruyterSeries
PARADIGMS,Classification
Literature: history and criticism
Literary studies: general
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
General studies and General knowledge
Science: general issues
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396
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