Christlich tradierte Aggressionsdarstellung in Monika Hunnius’ Erlebnisbericht "Bilder aus der Zeit der Bolschewikenherrschaft in Riga vom 3. Januar bis 22. Mai 1919"
Christlich tradierte Aggressionsdarstellung in Monika Hunnius’ Erlebnisbericht "Bilder aus der Zeit der Bolschewikenherrschaft in Riga vom 3. Januar bis 22. Mai 1919"

Summary/Abstract: The present paper contributes to the discussion of violence in literature and language. It investigates the report by Monika Hunnius which describes aggression and terror under Russian occupation in Riga in 1919. Thereby, the analysis concentrates on two aspects: violence as the subject of the text – terror of Russian soldiers against Germans (the so called ‚Baltendeutschen‘) – and violence as a quality of the language the report uses. The interpretation of the text focuses on Hunnius’ reception of the apocalypse in The Book of the Revelation to John. Hunnius draws on apocalyptical visions to express suppression, fear and aggression.

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