What do People Speak about in the Cabin?
Some New Ideas about the Cajütenbuch by Charles Sealsfield Cover Image

Worüber spricht man in der Cajüte? Charles Sealsfi elds Cajütenbuch neu beleuchtet
What do People Speak about in the Cabin? Some New Ideas about the Cajütenbuch by Charles Sealsfield

Author(s): Lukáš Motyčka
Subject(s): Sociology, Austrian Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Slovanský ústav and Euroslavica
Keywords: Charles Sealsfield; Cajütenbuch; Nationale Charakteristiken;homoeroticism;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the most famous novel by the Austrian author Charles Sealsfield (1793-1864) Das Cajütenbuch oder Nationale Charakteristiken (1843). By analyzing this novel as a camoufl aged story about personal, individual development (Entwicklungsgeschichte) and a discussion of homoerotic intimacy, the paper off ers a new view of this well-known novel by Charles Sealsfield.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1-22
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: German
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