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The Republic of Austria, commonly just Austria, is a
country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying
in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of
nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the
most populous city and state. Austria is famous for
its castles, palaces and buildings, among other
architectural works.
The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flags
in the world.
The name Austria derives from a Germanic word
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Austria is known for its mountain railways and trains such as the
Giselabahn
Tradition: Austrian culture is known for it’s characteristic way of enjoying life
(Gemutlichkeit) , art, strong, coffee, healty lifestyles, and sports. Popular
national pastimes include attending concerts, playing music, and taking
walks (Spaziergange)
People: Typically, Austrian people enjoy artistic talents such as music and
craftmanship and value deep and meaningful conversation rather than
shallow small talk.
Literature: The bottom line is: Literature is a great way to learning more
about Austria – be it on the plane on the way to Vienna, or as a preparation
for your trip.
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Hello All, Today I will talk about the costume
of a river valley in the south of Carinthia,
koroska (Slovene), Karnten (German). Most the
German speakers are Slovenes which have lost
their language. Those who identity themselves
as Slovene see this costume as an important
part of their culture identity. Those who speak
German also wear this costume, seeing it as part
of the heritage of their area. This region is
entirely within the present borders of Austria,
although barely; the mountain ridge on the
south side of the valley forms the border of
Austria with Italy and Slovenia.
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WWW.LITERARY GENRES OF AUSTRIA.COM
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FICTION
(The Metamorphosis)
NON-FICTION
(THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY)
DRAMA
(DER THEATERMACHER)
POETRY
(DIUNO ELEGIES)
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TheMetamorphosis
- franzkafka
Franz Kafka was a German-
speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story
writer, widely regarded as one of the major
figures of 20th-century literature. His work
fuses elements of realism and the fantastic.
Metamorphosis(German- Die Verwandlung) is a
novella written by Franz Kafka which was
first published in 1915. Metamorphosis tells the
story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes
one morning to find himself inexplicably
transformed into a huge insect and
subsequently struggles to adjust to this new
condition. The novella has been widely
discussed among literary critics, with differing
interpretations being offered.
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THEWORLDOFYESTERDAY
BY STEFANZWEIG
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright,
journalist, and biographer. At the height of his literary
career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the
most widely translated and popular writers in the
world.
It has been called the most famous book on
the Habsburg Empire.He started writing it in 1934
when, anticipating Anschluss and Nazi persecution,
he uprooted himself from Austria to England and later
to Brazil. He posted the manuscript, typed by his
second wife Lotte Altmann, to the publisher the day
before they both committed suicide in February 1942.
The book describes life in Vienna at the start of the
20th century with detailed anecdotes. It depicts the
dying days of Austria-Hungary under Emperor Franz
Joseph I of Austria, including the system of education
and the sexual ethics prevalent at the time, the same
that provided the backdrop to the emergence
of psychoanalysis. Zweig also describes the stability
of Viennese society after centuries of Habsburg rule.
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DerTheatermacher
By thomas
Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard was an
Austrian novelist, playwright and poet who
explored death, social injustice, and human misery
in controversial literature that was deeply
pessimistic about modern civilization in general
and Austrian culture in particular.Bernhard's body
of work has been called "the most significant
literary achievement since World War II."He is
widely considered to be one of the most important
German-language authors of the postwar era.
Der Theatermacher is a wonderful paradox: an
endless hate monologue on theater by someone
who lives for and from theater. Deep down, it’s a
great declaration of love for all these ridiculously
desperate theater people and unweavering belief
in the necessity of art. Because no matter how
hopeless then situation is the certain must go up,
THE WHEEL OF HISTORY must keep turning.
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DerTheatermacher
By thomas
PLOT SUMMARY
He involves his whole family in the
production as actors- wife, daughter and
son. The Bruscons heavy mood swings.
He turns out as a tyrant, dissatisfied with
every detail- from stage to room
temperature- and declares that the
village is too small for his outstanding
piece anyway. During rehearsals he
constantly knocks the other down,
highlighting himself as the important
actor and theatre man.
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DiunoElegies
By rainermariarilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was
an Austrian poet and novelist. He is "widely recognized as
one of the most lyrically intense German-language
poets". He wrote both verse and highly lyrical
prose.Several critics have described Rilke's work as
"mystical".
The Duino Elegies are intensely religious, mystical poems
that employ the symbolism of angels and salvation, but in a
manner atypical with Christian interpretations. Rilke
begins the first elegy in an invocation of philosophical
despair, asking: "Who, if I cried out, would hear me among
the angelic orders?“ the Duino Elegies are described as a
metamorphosis of Rilke's "ontological torment" and an
"impassioned monologue about coming to terms with
human existence", discussing themes of "the limitations
and insufficiency of the human condition and fractured
human consciousness ... man's loneliness, the perfection
of the angels, life and death, love and lovers, and the task
of the poet".
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The journal known since 1968 as modern Austrian
Literature first appeared in 1961 under the title Journal of
the international Arthur Schnitzler Research Association.
Since then, MAL has established itself as a premier
source of scholarship on Austrian literature and culture
extending beyond the borders of present-day Austria
throughout the former Habsburg Austro-Hungarian
Empire. European and Asian interest in MAL has grown
over the decades, and the list of subscribers and the
international diversity of contributors testify to the truly
international status of the journal. MAL appears
quarterly in print (in March, June , September , and
December) and is also completely archieved and
available digitally.
2012-2018 Journal of
Austrian Studies
1968-2011 Modern
Austrian Literature
1961-1967
-Journal of the
International
-Arthur Schnitzler
Research Association
TITLE HISTORY
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Thus, Notably within the last three quarters of a century, the work of Austrian
writers has provided the body of literature written in the german language with
much the same creative impetus exercised within the past three centuries by
Anglo- Irish writing upon literature in English and, in a period roughly delimited by
gthe years 1935 and 1955, by Southern writing upon the literature of the United
States. Worst yet, by no means all literary critics in Austria itself are agreed that
the country has a literature. What can be labelled as the “Literary establishment”
in the Austrian universities. These scholars, with exceptions, tend to cultivate a
literary pan Germanism coupled with hostility toward living writers on native
ground. They usually buttress their arguments for Austrian writing.
