Book contents
- W.G. Sebald in Context
- W.G. Sebald in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Text
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Works by W.G. Sebald
- Part I Biographical Aspects
- Part II The Literary Works
- Part III Themes and Influences
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Chapter 31 Sebald Scholarship
- Chapter 32 Sebald in Translation
- Chapter 33 The Sebaldian
- Chapter 34 Film
- Chapter 35 Pop Music
- Chapter 36 Literary Prizes
- Chapter 37 Visual Arts and Exhibitions
- Chapter 38 The Cult of Sebald
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 31 - Sebald Scholarship
from Part IV - Reception and Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2023
- W.G. Sebald in Context
- W.G. Sebald in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Text
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Works by W.G. Sebald
- Part I Biographical Aspects
- Part II The Literary Works
- Part III Themes and Influences
- Part IV Reception and Legacy
- Chapter 31 Sebald Scholarship
- Chapter 32 Sebald in Translation
- Chapter 33 The Sebaldian
- Chapter 34 Film
- Chapter 35 Pop Music
- Chapter 36 Literary Prizes
- Chapter 37 Visual Arts and Exhibitions
- Chapter 38 The Cult of Sebald
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This essay provides an overview of literary scholarship on W.G. Sebald: the developments and trends as well as common themes and approaches. It highlights examples of existing scholarship that introduce Sebald’s life and work, discuss his literary criticism, and approach his works through a comparative lens. Special consideration is given to Sebald’s prose form, in particular the ethical implications of his way to combine fact and fiction. Finally, the essay suggests possibilities for future research that considers the unpublished materials (manuscripts, correspondence, and images) in Sebald’s literary estate, held at the German Literature Archive in Marbach, and that approaches his works via digital tools and methods (e.g., mapping, visualizing, network analysis, distant reading).
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- W. G. Sebald in Context , pp. 277 - 286Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023