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Walter Muschg (1898–1965)

Author of Tragische Literaturgeschichte

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Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) — Afterword, some editions — 3,120 copies, 43 reviews

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Canonical name
Muschg, Walter
Birthdate
1898-05-21
Date of death
1965-12-06
Gender
male
Education
University of Zurich
Occupations
historian (literary)
Relationships
Muschg, Adolf (half-brother)
Nationality
Switzerland
Birthplace
Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz
Places of residence
Basel, Switzerland
Place of death
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Schweiz
Associated Place (for map)
Basel, Switzerland

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Walter Muschg (1898 - 1965) was a Swiss literary historian and essayist. This Dutch edition of De ontwrichting van de Duitse literatuur is a posthumously published collection of essays of literary criticism including Die Zerstörung der deutschen Literatur, which was originally published in 1956, together with essays from a later date. There are essays on Kafka, Gerhart Hauptmann, Alfred Doeblin, Ernest Barlach, Freud and Eliza Butler. Solid, conventional essays.

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ISBNs
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