Demiurgen in der Krise: Architektenfiguren in der Literatur nach 1945

Sarah Pogoda

Demiurgen in der Krise: Architektenfiguren in der Literatur nach 1945

Translated title of the contribution: Demiurgs in crisis: Architects in post 1945 literature

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

Abstract

Reconstruction of a cultural history of the architect as a demiurge, beginning with Plato's Timaios and completing with Peter Sloterdijk's Sphärologie, in order to analyse the metaphorical dimensions of architects in fiction, ranging from immediate post-war literature through to GDR and contemporary literature. The analysis of more than 60 novels, short stories and plays revealed hidden discourses on ideas and mentalities linked to changing understanding of a ‘demiurgian humanism‘ – a concept that is in its German specification still employed in the self-understanding of the ‘Berlin Republic‘ today.

Translated title of the contribution	Demiurgs in crisis: Architects in post 1945 literature
Original language	German
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Ripperger & Kremers
Number of pages	352
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-943999-04-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-943999-00-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2013

Keywords

German Literature
post-1945
architecture

2 Book/Film/Article review
1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

Gregor Hens' Himmelssturz
Translated title of the contribution: Gregor Hens' HimmelssturzPogoda, S., 29 Mar 2025, (Submitted) Metzler-Kompendium zum Campusroman. J.B. Metzler Verlag
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
Roland Innerhofer: Architektur aus Sprache. Korrespondenzen zwischen Literatur und Baukunst 1890-1930
Translated title of the contribution: Roland Innerhofer: Architecture as Language. Correspondences between Literature and Architecture 1890-1930Pogoda, S., 1 May 2023, In: Musil-Forum. Studien zur Literatur der klassischen Moderne. 37, p. 391-395
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Rezension: Rosmarie Zeller, “Letztenendes bleibt doch nur die Kunst.” Studien zu Christoph Geisers Texten.
Translated title of the contribution: Review for: Rosmarie Zeller, “Letztenendes bleibt doch nur die Kunst.” Studien zu Christoph Geisers Texten.Pogoda, S., Oct 2021, In: Gegenwartsliteratur. Ein germanistisches Jahrbuch (A German Studies Yearbook).. 20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review

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1 Participation in Academic conference

Sich einrichten. Zur Poetik und Semiotik des Wohnens seit 1850
Pogoda, S. (Speaker)
11 Apr 2019 → 13 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference

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Demiurgen in der Krise: Architektenfiguren in der Literatur nach 1945

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Gregor Hens' Himmelssturz

Roland Innerhofer: Architektur aus Sprache. Korrespondenzen zwischen Literatur und Baukunst 1890-1930

Rezension: Rosmarie Zeller, “Letztenendes bleibt doch nur die Kunst.” Studien zu Christoph Geisers Texten.

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Sich einrichten. Zur Poetik und Semiotik des Wohnens seit 1850

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