Peter Handke and the Postmodern Transformation, 1: The Goalie's Journey Home

by James Knowlton and Jerome Klinkowitz

In 1966, Peter Handke disturbed the world of German letters with the publication of his first novel and with his attacks on the complacency of German-language writers and their audiences. Since then, Handke--an Austrian whose works include drama, poetry, and critical theory as well as fiction--has become a leading European figure in the internationally established postmodern movement. Klinkowitz and Knowlton survey Handke's progress as a writer, concentrating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826204201
• ISBN13: 9780826204202
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary