The Habsburg Myth in the Writings of Ingeborg Bachmann

Mersiha škrgić

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The Habsburg Myth in the Writings of Ingeborg Bachmann

Yazarlar:

Mersiha škrgić

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

German Language | Literature and Culture

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 49, pp.133-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292317

pISSN:

2619-9890

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Özet:

 The article examines references to the Habsburg myth in selected works by the author Ingeborg Bachmann. The texts that are mainly analyzed are the short stories from Simultan and the novel Malina. The texts are chosen based on Bachmanns confrontation with the Austrian past and only texts with explicit examples of this matter are taken into consideration. Specific examples of the Habsburg myth in the authors works indicate that Bachmanns analysis of Austrian society after the Second World War drew attention to the causes and consequences of this catastrophe and linked it to the First World War. It warns against the glorification of the past and the lack of confrontation with ones own history and guilt, which are particularly characteristic of Austria. It is shown that Bachmann does not continue the Habsburg myth, but demands a critical handling of this phenomenon which is also the way of the younger generation of authors in the Austrian literature who reject mythologizing the past. Bachmann creates the utopian idea of a House of Austria, which serves as a mental homeland for her protagonists and is not to be equated with the actual empire that has perished. She distances herself from the perpetuation of the Habsburg myth by calling for a confrontation with ones own past instead of an idealization of the past.

 The article examines references to the Habsburg myth in selected works by the author Ingeborg Bachmann. The texts that are mainly analyzed are the short stories from Simultan and the novel Malina. The texts are chosen based on Bachmanns confrontation with the Austrian past and only texts with explicit examples of this matter are taken into consideration. Specific examples of the Habsburg myth in the authors works indicate that Bachmanns analysis of Austrian society after the Second World War drew attention to the causes and consequences of this catastrophe and linked it to the First World War. It warns against the glorification of the past and the lack of confrontation with ones own history and guilt, which are particularly characteristic of Austria. It is shown that Bachmann does not continue the Habsburg myth, but demands a critical handling of this phenomenon which is also the way of the younger generation of authors in the Austrian literature who reject mythologizing the past. Bachmann creates the utopian idea of a House of Austria, which serves as a mental homeland for her protagonists and is not to be equated with the actual empire that has perished. She distances herself from the perpetuation of the Habsburg myth by calling for a confrontation with ones own past instead of an idealization of the past.

 The article examines references to the Habsburg myth in selected works by the author Ingeborg Bachmann. The texts that are mainly analyzed are the short stories from Simultan and the novel Malina. The texts are chosen based on Bachmanns confrontation with the Austrian past and only texts with explicit examples of this matter are taken into consideration. Specific examples of the Habsburg myth in the authors works indicate that Bachmanns analysis of Austrian society after the Second World War drew attention to the causes and consequences of this catastrophe and linked it to the First World War. It warns against the glorification of the past and the lack of confrontation with ones own history and guilt, which are particularly characteristic of Austria. It is shown that Bachmann does not continue the Habsburg myth, but demands a critical handling of this phenomenon which is also the way of the younger generation of authors in the Austrian literature who reject mythologizing the past. Bachmann creates the utopian idea of a House of Austria, which serves as a mental homeland for her protagonists and is not to be equated with the actual empire that has perished. She distances herself from the perpetuation of the Habsburg myth by calling for a confrontation with ones own past instead of an idealization of the past.

 The article examines references to the Habsburg myth in selected works by the author Ingeborg Bachmann. The texts that are mainly analyzed are the short stories from Simultan and the novel Malina. The texts are chosen based on Bachmanns confrontation with the Austrian past and only texts with explicit examples of this matter are taken into consideration. Specific examples of the Habsburg myth in the authors works indicate that Bachmanns analysis of Austrian society after the Second World War drew attention to the causes and consequences of this catastrophe and linked it to the First World War. It warns against the glorification of the past and the lack of confrontation with ones own history and guilt, which are particularly characteristic of Austria. It is shown that Bachmann does not continue the Habsburg myth, but demands a critical handling of this phenomenon which is also the way of the younger generation of authors in the Austrian literature who reject mythologizing the past. Bachmann creates the utopian idea of a House of Austria, which serves as a mental homeland for her protagonists and is not to be equated with the actual empire that has perished. She distances herself from the perpetuation of the Habsburg myth by calling for a confrontation with ones own past instead of an idealization of the past.

Makale detayları

The Habsburg Myth in the Writings of Ingeborg Bachmann

Yazarlar:

Mersiha škrgić

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

German Language | Literature and Culture

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 49, pp.133-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292317

pISSN:

2619-9890

Habsburg myth

glorification and mythologizing of the past

confrontationSchlüsselworte: habsburgischer Mythos

Verherrlichung und Mythologisierung der Vergangenheit

Konfrontation

Habsburg myth

glorification and mythologizing of the past

confrontation

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mersiha škrgić

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: German Language | Literature and Culture

Dergi: Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 49, pp.133-148

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.): 2001292317

pISSN: 2619-9890

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mersiha škrgić

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

German Language | Literature and Culture

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 49, pp.133-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

Almanca (Kısaltma)

Document ID (Org No.):

2001292317

pISSN:

2619-9890