Transformation and Education in the Literature of the GDR: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

Jean E. Conacher is Senior Lecturer in German within the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics atthe University of Limerick, Ireland.

Introduction: The Postwar Desire for Renewal Shaping the Cultural and Educational Landscape in the Soviet Occupation Zone (SBZ) Interweaving GDR Education and Cultural Policy towards a National Literature Critiquing the Norm in Steinmann's Die größere Liebe, Wolf's Der geteilte Himmel, and Kant's Die Aula "Ich bin. Wer?": Subjectivity and Transformation in Wolf's Nachdenken über Christa T. and Reimann's Franziska Linkerhand "Wem geben wir Einsen . . .?" Meritocracies and Reward in de Bruyn's Die Preisverleihung and Plenzdorf's Die neuen Leiden des jungen W "Mir geht es gut": Challenging Stagnation in Hein's Der fremde Freund and Höntsch's Wir sind keine Kinder mehr Conclusion Appendix A: Text-Internal Functions of Narrative Triangle (Left Side) Appendix B: Text-External Functions of Narrative Triangle (Right Side) Notes Bibliography Index