Vom Mare nostrum zum mare monstrum? (Die) Mittelmeerroute(n) in ausgewählten Beispielen deutschsprachiger Gegenwartsliteratur
New Odysseys or from Mare Nostrum towards Mare Monstrum? (The) Mediterranean Route(s) in Selected Examples of Contemporary German Literature
Author(s): Stephan WoltingSubject(s): German Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Mediterranian route(s); odysseys; escape routes; mare nostrum; contemporary German spoken literature;
Summary/Abstract: The article is about literary representations of the transformation of the Mediterranean route(s). selected examples of German-language literature by Thomas Gsella, Babak Ghassim and Usama Elyas,Sabine Scholl, Bodo Kirchhoff and Lina Atfah. With reference to spatial and (non-/non-)place theories, motifs such as ships, beaches, (Mediterranean) seas, escape routes or Odysseys an attempt is made to show how the route(s) develop away from a mare Nostrum and towards a Mare Monster began to emerge
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 48/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 87-103
- Page Count: 17
- Language: German
