Austria, the Writing of History, and the Search for European Identity
Patrick J. Geary
I n his address to the nternational A uthor's C ongress held in Paris 1935, Robert Musil—who claimed have always himself back from politics because, words, like hygiene, he had no talent for it—attempted describe problem of being an Austrian writer. German author, suggested, is unproblematically writings. But writer, said, was a more problematic situation. “My homeland expects its poets that they be or less homeland, and there are creators cultural history who make show demonstrating poet has been something other as one.” It perhaps fate Austria surfeit Kulturgeschichtskonstrukteure , intellectuals feel need build project it into distant past, this largely face overwhelming reality unified impossible, unlike, some might think, ancient nations such Germany, France, Italy.
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