Orte und Nicht-Orte im Werk Klaus Rifbjergs

Jan Tødtloff Schlosser

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    Abstract

    For the first time Klaus Rifbjerg's diary Berlinerdage (1995) and other of his most important prose and lyric texts from different periods of his authorship are examined in the context of Marc Augé's theory of places and non-places in this paper. The analysis of Rifbjerg's texts focuses on the implicit presence of places and non-places. Reading Rifbjerg in context of Augé and Walter Benjamin's Berliner Kindheit um neunzehnhundert (final version 1938) opens up for a new research position; it proves Rifbjerg's considerable interest in German culture, and elucidates his opposition to 'supermodernity'. Places and non-places are palimpsests in Rifbjerg's texts about Berlin's and Copenhagen's urbanity. His texts focus on cultural continuity and historical foundation of modern life.

    Original languageGerman
    JournalEuropean Journal of Scandinavian Studies
    Volume48
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)63-76
    Number of pages14
    ISSN2191-9399
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

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