{"product_id":"commodities-of-desire-the-prostitute-in-modern-german-literature-9781571131980","title":"Commodities of Desire: The Prostitute in Modern German Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christiane Schönfeld | Alan Lareau | Anna Richards\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Camden House (NY)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Camden House (NY)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike her counterpart in French literature, and despite her importance in drama, poetry, and prose, the figure of the prostitute in modern German literature has been a largely neglected phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eCommodities of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this omission: it is the first collection of essays to exclusively investigate this colorful and multi-faceted figure in its many forms and mutations. The book pursues this goal by analyzing a number of key texts -- from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Weimar Republic -- and by providing the social, legal, and cultural contexts necessary for their interpretation. While the 'sex-worker' has been a presence in literature for centuries, the prostitute was never more popular in German literature than between the late 1880s and the early 1930s. It was then -- during a time when prostitution had become one of the most pressing social problems of urban Germany -- that the streetwalker became a symbol of the destructive and fertile forces of the metropolis, an allegorization of the political and social crisis, and a vehicle for biting social criticism. This book focuses on prostitutes as literary figures and prostitution as a topic in works by well-known and lesser-known writers. It thus clarifies the iconography of the prostitute and aids the reader in understanding her significance in the development of modern German literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christiane Sch�nfeld teaches German at the University of Galway, Ireland.","brand":"Camden House (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591039697047,"sku":"9781571131980","price":13576.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781571131980.webp?v=1774971387","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/commodities-of-desire-the-prostitute-in-modern-german-literature-9781571131980","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}