The Powers of Speech: The Politics of Culture in the GDR

332 Pages·1995·12.37 MB·English

by  David Bathrick

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Modern German Culture and Literature
General Editor: Peter Hohendahl, Cornell University
Editorial Board: Russell Berman, Stanford University; Jane
Caplan, Bryn Mawr College; Ute Frevert, Freie Universitat,
Berlin; Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley;
Sara Lennox, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Klaus Peter, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst; Klaus R. Scherpe, Freie
Universitat, Berlin
DAVID BATHRICK
THE POWERS
OF SPEECH
THE POLITICS
0FCULTURE
IN THE
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University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln & London
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Publication of this book
was assisted by a grant from The Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation. Acknowledgments for the use of
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Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi Z39.48-1984
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Bathrick, David. The powers of
speech: the politics of culture in the gdr / David Bathrick. p. cm. - Modern German
culture and literature) Includes bibliographical references and index, isbn 0-8032-1258-5
(alkaline paper) 1. German literature - Political aspects - Germany (East) 2. German
literature - Germany (East) - History and criticism. 3. Literature and state -
Germany (East) 4. German literature - 20th century - History and crit¬
icism. 5. Germany (East) - Cultural policy. 1. Title. 11. Series.
PT3707.B38 1995 306.2-dc20
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