Willibald Alexis' Zeitroman «Das Haus Duesterweg» and the «Vormaerz»

On publication in 1835 Willibald Alexis' Zeitroman Das Haus D sterweg sparked controversy only to be subsequently ignored by specialists on the Vorm rz (1815-48). It has been viewed as an anomaly in Alexis' literary production, but in fact lies at the core of the intellectual interests and formal experimentation of Alexis, the prominent Vorm rz author, theorist, critic and journalist. Based on techniques derived from Walter Scott, it anticipates the theory and practice of Gutzkow's Roman des Nebeneinander . Under the aspect of Zerrissenheit it records and analyzes the psychological and political agony of the contemporary scene.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3820485511
• ISBN13: 9783820485516
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 233 Pages