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Wie riecht Krieg? Zugänge zur Problematik des Leichengeruchs im Ersten Weltkrieg

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German, English and French Narratives of 1914-1939 about the significance of the Great War are often concerned with adjustments of peace-specific ways of life to the conditions of warfare. The ethical views on such transitions are manifest in the ways in which the narratives´ smellscapes aim to guide the readers´ emotional response, and the approach to the problematics of corpse stench can serve as a reliable indicator of a text´s ethical stance. In some stories, the topic is devoutly avoided, downplayed in a picaresque fashion, or covered in a coolly detached manner; in others, motifs of corpse stench aim to evoke a sense of indignation, alarm, or countenance as signs of inhumane, threatening, or meaningful contexts.

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Krause, Frank
Prof. Dr. Frank Krause lehrt Germanistik am Goldsmiths College, University of London. Er ist Autor und Herausgeber mehrerer Bücher und Aufsätze zum literarischen Expressionismus.

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