Flames of passion, flames of greed : acts of arson in German prose fiction, 1850-1900
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Flames of passion, flames of greed : acts of arson in German prose fiction, 1850-1900
（Studies on themes and motifs in literature, vol. 2）
P. Lang, c1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235) and indexes
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Description
This well-written, lively, concise and meticulously executed study establishes five basic models of thematic representation of arson in literature. By selecting texts from a wide spectrum that covers not only well-known works by Auerbach, Raabe, and Anzengruber, but also best-sellers of the nineteenth century that are no longer accessible, Professor Lewis succeeds in demonstrating that dominant thematic patterns and motif clusters foster schematized action sequences in works not usually grouped together by literary historians. In addition, the study shows that a unique social change (introducing fire insurance) and the resulting deviant behavior (arson for profit) are not simply mirrored in literature, but subsumed by previously existing thematic constellations.
Table of Contents
Contents: The Corpus - Revenge - Fraud - Erasing a Crime or Sin - Self-Destruction - Exceptional Works - Conclusion - Bibliography - Indexes.
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