Studia austriaca

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Fausto Cercignani — 2024-06-24

Studia austriaca, Vol 32 (2024) - Cover and Introductory Pages

Studia austriaca XXXII (2024)

Fausto Cercignani — 2024-06-24

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Call for Papers

Fausto Cercignani — 2024-06-24

Studia austriaca XXXII (2024) - Call for Papers

Paul Goldmann und Arthur Schnitzler. Von Freund und Förderer zu Verräter und Jugenderinnerung

Laura Untner — 2024-06-24

The writer and journalist Paul Goldmann (1865-1935) was one of Arthur Schnitzler’s closest friends. At the same time, he represents the greatest friendship break in Schnitzler’s life. The correspondence between Goldmann and Schnitzler from 1888 to 1931 provides a better understanding not only of Goldmann’s biography, but also of his difficult relationship with Schnitzler.

The Expression of Silence in Franz Schubert’s «Mein Traum»

Tim Schmidt — 2024-06-24

Silence is commonly understood as a void – in this sense, there is no silence. The figure of thought – silence, calibrates meaning within relationships. I argue that the meaning of several writings in Franz Schubert’s diary has a much larger impact than is commonly understood to this day. Specific tones and ‘beep’ sequences evoke emotions and a deep layer of melancholy, all of which serve as the guiding force in Schubert’s music. In contrast, silence – the moment in which meaning becomes elusive – impoverishes that moment within the lines of the diary note Mein Traum.

Gruppenbild mit Mendl. Wieso auf einer ikonischen Schnellfotografie Jung-Wiens Hugo von Hofmannsthal nicht zu sehen ist und wie Richard Beer-Hofmann fast die ‘Ankerbrot’-Fabrik finanziert hat

Martin Anton Müller — 2024-06-24

The essay examines the ferrotypes taken in the Wiener Prater, featuring members of ‘Jung-Wien’, including Hermann Bahr, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Felix Salten, and Arthur Schnitzler. A closer examination is given to one photo, revealing that contrary to common belief, the figure depicted is not Hofmannsthal, but rather the industrialist Fritz Mendl (1864–1929).

Demütigungserzählungen in autobiographischen Texten. Ein Vergleich zwischen Alfons Petzolds «Das rauhe Leben» (1920) und Christian Barons «Ein Mann seiner Klasse» (2020)

Cornelius Mitterer — 2024-06-24

This paper delves into autobiographical texts, uncovering thematic and narrative parallels, with a keen focus on the depiction of humiliations in Das rauhe Leben [The Rough Life] by Alfons Petzold and Ein Mann seiner Klasse [A Man of his Class] by Christian Baron. It posits humiliation as both excluding and order-establishing, yet also catalyzing resistance to societal exclusion. Following a theoretical examination of humiliation, the study scrutinizes how it shapes the autobiographical narratives, analyzing narrative techniques, its impact on plot and character, spatial significance, and associated discourses.

L’attualizzazione dei modelli letterari in «Zwischen neun und neun» (1918) di Leo Perutz

Giulia Ferrari Bedini — 2024-06-24

This article analyses the relation between Leo Perutz’s novel Zwischen neun und neun (1918) and the poetics and works of several German-speaking authors who can be considered Perutz’s literary role models. In chronological order, consideration will be given to the enigmatic, paradoxical situations characterising Heinrich von Kleist’s works, to E.T.A. Hoffmann’s serapiontisches Prinzip, irony and humour, and to Arthur Schnitzler’s narratological techniques and the resignation of his characters. The comparison with these models will demonstrate how the novel relates to the tradition of German literature, in what manner it surpasses it and which elements enable its correlation with modernism.