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Mit dem Lada ins Nirgendwo – Elemente des Utopischen in Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

Year 2015, Volume: 2 Issue: 34, 85 - 96, 01.10.2015

Philipp Ritzen

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Mit dem Lada ins Nirgendwo – Elemente des Utopischen in Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

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Utopischen Wolfgang Herrndorfs Tschick

References

  • Valdez Damian (2014): German Philhellinism. The Pathos of the Historical Imagination form Winckelmann to Goethe, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.

Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick

Year 2015, Volume: 2 Issue: 34, 85 - 96, 01.10.2015

Philipp Ritzen

Abstract

Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick while enthusiastically acclaimed
by readers and critics alike has to date been slightly shunned by the literary
studies. The paper examines the novel’s distinctive utopian elements while, on
the basis of Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopia, distinguishing between
utopia and heterotopia. The analysis shows that the two protagonists take a
road trip to various heterotopias—places between reality and fiction—where sets
of laws apply which are decidedly different from those upheld by the mainstream
society. The utopian impulses which can (only) be experienced in such odd
places will play a fundamental role in developing a mature conception of man
and an invigorated personal identity.

Keywords

Utopia heterotopia search for identity travelling in literature young-adult fiction.

References

  • Valdez Damian (2014): German Philhellinism. The Pathos of the Historical Imagination form Winckelmann to Goethe, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.

Year 2015, Volume: 2 Issue: 34, 85 - 96, 01.10.2015

Philipp Ritzen

Abstract

References

  • Valdez Damian (2014): German Philhellinism. The Pathos of the Historical Imagination form Winckelmann to Goethe, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
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Publication Date October 1, 2015
Submission Date August 6, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 2 Issue: 34

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APA Ritzen, P. (2015). Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, 2(34), 85-96.
AMA Ritzen P. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. October 2015;2(34):85-96.
Chicago Ritzen, Philipp. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur 2, no. 34 (October 2015): 85-96.
EndNote Ritzen P (October 1, 2015) Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 2 34 85–96.
IEEE P. Ritzen, “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”, Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur, vol. 2, no. 34, pp. 85–96, 2015.
ISNAD Ritzen, Philipp. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 2/34 (October 2015), 85-96.
JAMA Ritzen P. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2015;2:85–96.
MLA Ritzen, Philipp. “Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, vol. 2, no. 34, 2015, pp. 85-96.
Vancouver Ritzen P. Taking a Lada to Neverwhere – Utopian Elements in Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Tschick. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2015;2(34):85-96.