Tag: Literary criticism
On the death of the literary scholar Peter Demetz – Culture
In the last sentence of his book “Forms of Realism: Theodor Fontane” (1964), Peter Demetz spoke of the “gentle law of a recurring formality of one’s own way of life,…
Booktube vs. Booktok: Slow down
As the book trade increasingly relies on social media, there is stress among influencers and vloggers from Booktube and Booktok. About a new and old dispute. source site
Literature Podcast "Dear Reader": Fortunately
In her podcast “Dear Reader” Mascha Jacobs talks fantastically about books. And very different from what we know from literary television. source site
Sophie Passmann’s literary talk show “Studio Orange” – Media
Sophie Passmann has decided to create a new kind of literary show. What’s really new is that she sells the usual gibberish about books as rebellion. Of Juliana Liebert Sophie…
New Essays by Rachel Cusk – Culture
If one would like to introduce Rachel Cusk’s literary sound with a brief sample, this is it: “Occasionally, and due to actual or hypothetical misconduct, my mother and father no…
Kristen Roupenian on readings in the Trans Atlantic Express column. – Culture
A friend of mine is in town this month who’s been through some tough times and, unlike me, throws herself into life when there are problems, which is great because…
Bachmann Prize for Ana Marwan. A discovery in Klagenfurt. – Culture
The funny green toad with its green spots is the amphibian of the year 2022. When the Slovenian writer Ana Marwan saw a specimen of this species sitting on her…
What do you have to read ?: Make the right amount of space on the shelf
For centuries he was white and male-dominated, then some wanted to get rid of him completely: What do we do with the literary canon now? .source site
Column “Nothing new”: And the philistine greets forever – culture
It is a widespread bad habit to read old works especially to see if they are us just today have something to say. Just today. Theater programs live from these…
Primeval times of pop literature: texts and reviews by Wolfgang Welt. – Culture
Dead just five years, and now the fame is coming: The godfather of pop literature, Wolfgang Welt, goes down in the canon. Two new and wonderful volumes with collected texts…