Author : Nicola Gess
Release : 2022-09-06
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 154/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Primitive Thinking by : Nicola Gess
Download or read book Primitive Thinking written by Nicola Gess. This book was released on 2022-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the discourse on ‘primitive thinking’ in early twentieth century Germany. It explores texts from the social sciences, writings on art and language and – most centrally – literary works by Robert Musil, Walter Benjamin, Gottfried Benn and Robert Müller, focusing on three figurations of alterity prominent in European primitivism: indigenous cultures, children, and the mentally ill.