Theodor Fontane's representation of monuments in the Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg
Theodor Fontane was a passionate visitor of historical monuments, and his text Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg entail many references to sculptures, obelisks, churches, and museums. Fontane's description of monuments represents a specific view on history, which undermines a teleological...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos |
| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/80107 |
| Summary: | Theodor Fontane was a passionate visitor of historical monuments, and his text Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg entail many references to sculptures, obelisks, churches, and museums. Fontane's description of monuments represents a specific view on history, which undermines a teleological perspective on the past. The article shows that Fontane's monuments embody eschatological, allegorical, and arabesque interpretations of the past, which in turn poetizes and de-historizes history. |
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| ISSN: | 1414-1906 1982-8837 |