The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke – behaviour analysis of the protagonist
The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Peter Handke – behaviour analysis of the protagonist

Summary/Abstract: The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter, 1970) by Peter Handke is not, as it might seem, a story about sport. The Austrian Nobel Prize winner presents the story of Joseph Bloch, a former footballer and currently an assembly worker. Analysing his behaviour allows one to recognise the symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder. The purpose of this article is to describe Joseph Bloch’s mental condition and an- swer the question as to what the possibilities of presenting anxiety in literature are, as well as its impact on the recipient of the text.

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