Becoming Fiction: Reassessing Atheism in Duerrenmatt's «Stoffe»

by Olivia Gabor-Peirce

Overview

Becoming Fiction: Reassessing Atheism in Dürrenmatt's Stoffe sets forth a clarification of the importance of Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433135262
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/2017
Series:	Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature , #131
Edition description:	New
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Olivia G. Gabor-Peirce is Associate Professor of German at Western Michigan University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan with a specialization in modern German drama. Her interests are modern German theater, modern German Swiss literature, and contemporary German fiction. Her previous book, The Stage as ‘Der Spielraum Gottes’ (2006) deals with the representation of God on the stage in twentieth century German theater. She has also published on Friedrich Dürrenmatt and African theater. Dr. Gabor-Peirce has been teaching all levels of literature and language at Western Michigan University since 2002.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Searching for Home – Stoffe: The Story of a Life – Durrenmatt and God – Labyrinth Turmbau. Stoffe I–IX – Der Winterkrieg in Tibet – Mondfinsternis: Home by Chance – Der Rebell – Begegnungen – Querfahrt – Die Brücke – Das Haus – Vinter – Das Hirn – Conclusion