Danube
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Danubio (1986; translated as Danube: A Sentimental Journey from the Source to the Black Sea, ISBN 0-00-272074-4),
In this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, Christianity and Islam. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments, from Ovid and Marcus Aurelius to Kafka and Canetti, in “a fascinating blend of anecdote and history” (San Francisco Examiner).
From Publishers Weekly
More than a thoroughfare linking Europe and Asia, the Danube, for
Magris, is symbol and nourisher of a hinterland, a
Germanic/Magyar/Slavic/Jewish/Central European culture counterposed to
northern and western Europe. As he follows the river from the Bavarian
hills to the Black Sea, lingering at villages, castles, Viennese cafes,
ancient ruins and cemeteries, the author, a professor of German
literature at the University of Trieste, offers a sustained, rich, often
profound meditation on diverse themes: the tension between Greco-Roman
and Teutonic civilization, the roots of fascism, Napoleon as a
personification of modern, clashing nationalisms, etc. We read of
Hapsburg splendor and decline, Nazi evil, Slavic soul-searching, Rumania
as melting-pot of races and cultures. This sequence of stately tableaux
is steeped in cultural and historical references to the likes of Kafka
and Kepler, Haydn, Heidegger, Elias Canetti, George Konrad, Vasko Popa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The Danube river runs from central to southeast Europe, and Danube is a stream of consciousness flowing down the history of the great basin. The intrepid Italian traveler and cultural and literary historian, Claudio Magris, has taken the occasion of his river-length journey to make forays into the legends and lore, history and geography, politics and literature of the peoples and places along the Danube's winding path. The result is a rambling amalgam rich in nuances and allusions, some of which may be lost on those unversed in Central European culture. This is a stimulating tour which will challenge and reward the attentive and courageous intellectual traveler. It is recommended for academic and public libraries.- James B. Street, Santa Cruz P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Danubio
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人文‧思潮‧趨勢>INTO系列Danubio
叢書系列:INTO系列
作者:克勞狄歐‧瑪格利斯
Claudio Magris
出版社:時報文化
出版日期:2004年
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