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Heinrich Heine and the World Literary Map

Redressing the Canon

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Authors:
  1. Azade Seyhan

    1. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, USA

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  • Provides a critical reassessment of Heine's poetically and culturally diverse work
  • Focuses on the key aspects of exile, belonging and censorship in Heine’s work
  • Argues for Heine's inclusion among the greats of World Literature

Part of the book series: Canon and World Literature (CAWOLI)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Canon and the World Literary Writer

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 1-20

  3. “The Harz Journey”: Travelogue as Philosophical Satire

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 21-38

  4. The Exile as Cultural Translator

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 39-94

  5. Censored Works, Exiled Lives, Poetic Remembrances

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 95-125

  6. Ludwig Börne: A Memorial—A Double-Voiced Narrative of Exile

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 127-147

  7. Encoded Body, Encrypted Dance: Performance Contra Censorship

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 149-170

  8. Heinrich Heine: An Enduring Inspiration of World Literature

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 171-194

  9. Prefatory Postscript

    • Azade Seyhan
    Pages 195-207

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 209-225
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About this book

This text provides a key reassessment of the German author Heinrich Heine’s literary status, arguing for his inclusion in the Canon of World Literature. It examines a cross section of Heine’s work in light of this debate, highlighting the elusive and ironic tenor of his many faceted prose works, from his philosophical and political satire to his reassessment of Romantic idealism in Germany and the unique self-reflexivity of his work. It notably focuses on the impact of exile, belonging, exclusion, and censorship in Heine’s work and analyzes his legacy in a world literary context, comparing his poetry and prose with those of major modern writers, such as Pablo Neruda, Nazım Hikmet, or Walter Benjamin, who have all been persecuted and exiled yet used their art as resistance against oppression and silencing.  At a time when a premium is placed on the value of world literatures and transnational writing, Heine emerges once again as a writer ahead of his time and of timeless appeal. 

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“The book will prove stimulating for those working in similar areas, especially scholars of Heine as a writer on exile and as a critic of representation.” (William Ohm, Heine-Jahrbuch, Vol. 61, 2022)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, USA

    Azade Seyhan

About the author

Azade Seyhan is the Fairbank Professor in the Humanities, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, Affiliated Faculty in Middle East Studies at Bryn Mawr College, USA. She is the author of Writing Outside the Nation (2001) and Tales of Crossed Destinies: The Modern Turkish Novel in a Comparative Context  (2008). She has published and lectured extensively on German Idealism and Romanticism, critical theory, exile narratives, Turkish-German literature, and the theory of the novel.


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