English summary: The extrafamilial significance of maternal practice as nurturance for a self-willed other is discussed controversially. As part of love relationships amongst adults, such practice is chiefly regarded as a symptom for problematic dependence; as a resource for solidarity in civil society, it is, by contrast, held in high regard. In this context, the figures of maternal lovers and comrades in German and English literature from 1918 to 1933 which explores gender crises in the wake of the Great War appear as classical fantasies of modern gender discourse. West, Brenck Kalischer, Bennett, Lawrence, and Jahnn interpret maternal lovers as signs of a conflict between corporeal vitality and sacralized dependence. Hesse, Raymond, Zweig, Remarque, and Price show maternal comrades as competent war-specific helpers. The novelty of these maternal figurations of crisis help lies in the historical-diagnostic claims of their use; in this respect, they are precursors of profane and civilian figurations of maternal companionship in current gender-critical debates. German description: Die ausserfamiliale Bedeutung der Mutterlichkeit als Kompetenz, den eigensinnig Anderen sorgend zu fordern, ist umstritten. In Liebesbeziehungen unter Erwachsenen gilt sie meist als Symptom problematischer Abhangigkeiten, doch als zivilgesellschaftliche Tugend steht sie hoch im Kurs. Vor diesem Hintergrund erweisen sich Figuren mutterlicher Geliebter und Kameraden aus der deutschen und englischen Prosa, die um 1918-1933 Zeitdiagnosen uber Genderkrisen im Wirkungsfeld des Ersten Weltkriegs stellt, als klassische Phantasien moderner Genderdiskurse. West, Brenck Kalischer, Bennett, Lawrence und Jahnn stellen mutterliche Geliebte als Anzeichen von Konflikten zwischen leiblicher Vitalitat und sakralisierter Anlehnung dar; Hesse, Raymond, Zweig, Remarque und Price zeigen mutterliche Kameraden als kriegstypisch kompetente Helfer. Das historische Novum, Figurationen mutterlicher Krisenhilfe in zeitdiagnostischer Absicht einzusetzen, wirkt unter profanen und zivilen Vorzeichen bis heute nach.
- ISBN:
- 9783847101659
- 9783847101659
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Category:
- Literary studies: general
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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22-01-2014
- Language:
- German
- Publisher:
- V&r Unipress
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Pages:
- 247
- Weight:
- 0.57kg
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