Joseph Roth - Zur Modernit t Des Melancholischen Blicks

The literary oeuvre of Joseph Roth (1884-1939) presents and focuses on the disastrous political changes of the first half of the 20th century like few others. The present volume compiles contributions that inquire the modernity of an author who has been mostly perceived as a traditionalist by literary scholars. The essays follow the fissures in his identity, his mind set and his manner of writing.