Underworlds of memory : W.G. Sebald's epic journeys through the past / Alan Itkin.

Author/creator Itkin, Alan author.
Format Book
PublicationEvanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionix, 257 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Sebald, W. G. (Winfried Georg), 1944-2001--Criticism and interpretation.
German literature--Jewish authors. --History and criticism.
Memory in literature.
Epic literature--20th century. --History and criticism.

Contents Introduction. Sebald's modern epics -- Katabasis : space and memory -- Classical underworlds as spaces of memory -- Sebald's underworlds of memory -- Ekphrasis : history and representation -- Staging poetic theory in encounters with works of art -- "A synoptic and artificial view" -- Nostos : exile and closure -- Exile as a disturbance of memory -- Sebald's epics without homecoming -- Conclusion. Epic today.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis--University of Michigan, 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2017000241
ISBN9780810134812 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0810134810 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN9780810134805 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBN0810134802 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book