Theodor Fontane's representation of monuments in the Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg

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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Main Author: Kathrin Maurer
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/80107
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spelling doaj-355b51e3c9e94f0c96b3afb2bd2d9cc62020-11-25T00:45:53ZdeuUniversidade de São PauloPandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos1414-19061982-88372013-12-01162212213710.1590/S1982-8837201300020000777097Theodor Fontane's representation of monuments in the Wanderungen durch die Mark BrandenburgKathrin Maurer0University of Southern DenmarkTheodor 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.http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/80107
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