Rolf Günter Renner Boeken

Examines the life & career of the 20th-century artist whose window-view of America revealed a New Realism in his paintings of trains, restaurants, office buildings, remote towns, & empty city streets. 9" x 11 3/4". Color plates & b&w illus.

This volume analyzes Handke's works from 1966's Hornissen to 2020's Das zweite Schwert, providing individual analyses while highlighting overarching themes in his writing. The autoreflexive elements of his experimental early work evolve into a middle phase marked by a return to traditional epic narratives and philosophically influenced literary models. In his later works, these approaches culminate in a comprehensive narrative poetics that unifies his texts. Key motifs are condensed into significant thematic complexes, addressing the realities of war, the interplay between image and writing, and the impact of modern social and media developments. The connection between Handke's texts and painterly traditions, as well as the visual strategies inherent in his writing, are emphasized. This book is a translation of the original German first edition by Rolf G. Renner, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation utilized artificial intelligence from DeepL.com, followed by a human revision focused on content, resulting in a stylistic difference from conventional translations. Springer Nature is committed to advancing book production tools and related technologies to support authors.