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Article: The Rhetoric of National Dissent in Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke and Elfriede Jelinek.(Review)
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- Journal of European Studies
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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The Rhetoric of National Dissent in Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke and Elfriede Jelinek. By Matthias Konzett. Rochester and Woodbridge: Camden House, 2000. Pp. xii + 164. [pound]35.00.
Matthias Konzett's book explores elements of the 'post-ideological' in Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke and Elfriede Jelinek. He argues that the striving for consensus and harmony which lies at the heart of Austrian politics has created a public realm which eschews conflict and confrontation, not least with the ghost of the Nazi past, or indeed with elements of nationalist continuity in present-day Austria. The writers Konzett discuss expose this culture of consensus as inherently ...