Heinrich Heine and the world literary map : redressing the canon
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Heinrich Heine and the world literary map : redressing the canon
（Canon and world literature）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2019
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Includes index
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This text provides a key reassessment of the German author Heinrich Heine's literary status, arguing for his inclusion in the Canon of World Literature. It examines a cross section of Heine's work in light of this debate, highlighting the elusive and ironic tenor of his many faceted prose works, from his philosophical and political satire to his reassessment of Romantic idealism in Germany and the unique self-reflexivity of his work. It notably focuses on the impact of exile, belonging, exclusion, and censorship in Heine's work and analyzes his legacy in a world literary context, comparing his poetry and prose with those of major modern writers, such as Pablo Neruda, Nazim Hikmet, or Walter Benjamin, who have all been persecuted and exiled yet used their art as resistance against oppression and silencing. At a time when a premium is placed on the value of world literatures and transnational writing, Heine emerges once again as a writer ahead of his time and of timeless appeal.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Canon and the World Literary Writer.- "The Harz Journey": Travelogue as Philosophical Satire.- The Exile as Cultural Translator.- Censored Works, Exiled Lives, Poetic Remembrances.- Ludwig Boerne: A Memorial: A Double-Voiced Narrative of Exile.- Encoded Body, Encrypted Dance: Performance Contra Censorship.- Heinrich Heine: An Enduring Inspiration of World Literature.
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