The End of Modernism: Elias Canetti's Auto-da-Fé

by William Collins Donahue

Book Overview

Nobel laureate Elias Canetti wrote his novel Auto-da-Fe (Die Blendung) when he and the twentieth century were still quite young. Rooted in the cultural crises of the Weimar period, Auto-da-Fe first received critical acclaim abroad--in England, France, and the United States--where it continues to fascinate readers of subsequent generations. The End of Modernism places this work in its cultural and philosophical contexts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469657422
• ISBN13: 9781469657424
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"