Re: Open readings

["kenneth w. hoffmann" <onyx02@sprynet.com>]

All of those are, if memory serve correct, very good works.   Until i discovered
EJ, i thought Remarque had the best writings, until i started studying english
literature.  i think linder may have discussed that a little, that remarque was
mimicing english styles as opposed to german.   perhaps annother reason english
readers are more familiar with that?
---Kenneth

John King wrote:

> Hi Kenneth!
>
> >sounds good.  i must warn you, i really don't know much about the Man.
> >While working on my thesis, which deals with German war narratives, I
> >stumbled over Storm of Steel.  I knew I found something good.  Honesty,
> >Poetry, Glory in Death, Comradery.  All the things that make a good
> >arm-deodorant comercial.
>
> Or Gillette ;-) But I think we might have the perennial "which version of
> "In Stahlgewittern" did you read" problem again. If you read the Creighton
> translation then it was the 3rd, pumped up Nationalist version, which EJ
> attempted to functionalise for his role as revolutionary conservative.
> Incidentally, I'd just like to hint that Jünger did not think the
> nationalist ballast important for his English readers. But if you had been
> working on German war narratives, surely J should have been high on the list
> along with Remarque, Zweig, Beumelberg, Schauwecker to name but the first
> few names to come into my head?
>
> On the subject of the First World War, do list members know the book
> "Princes of the Trenches" by Ann Linder? It attempts to give an overview of
> German WW1 narratives. I've attached a review I wrote for the "Journal of
> European Studies", should be in print soon.
>
> >All this intellectual jargon is fascinating, but as I am rather new to his
> >literary works, I have little input.
>
> Intellectual jargon. You ain't seen nothing yet :-)
>
> JK
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