A New Look at The Man Without Qualities

Furbank examines Robert Musil's novel entitled The Man Without Qualities. Musil cannot resist making joked against himself wherein he is inclined to call for an end to earnest humdrum books about the human condition, leaving the field clear for a few rare inspirations of moral genuis, such as h...

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Published inRaritan Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 81
Main Author Furbank, P N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Brunswick Rutgers University 01.12.2010
Subjects
Austrian literature
Literary criticism
Musil, Robert (1880-1942)
Novels
Personality traits
Writers
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Summary:Furbank examines Robert Musil's novel entitled The Man Without Qualities. Musil cannot resist making joked against himself wherein he is inclined to call for an end to earnest humdrum books about the human condition, leaving the field clear for a few rare inspirations of moral genuis, such as he might offer. One of the very successful things in The Man Without Qualities, by contrast, is the triangular relationship between Walter, Clarisse, and Ulrich.
ISSN:0275-1607