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Robert Musil (German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈmuːzɪl]; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer. His unfinished novel, The Man Without Qualities (German: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften ), is generally considered to be one of the most important and influential modernist novels .
- Austrian
- University of Berlin
- Novelist, short story writer, playwright
Apr 11, 2024 · Robert Musil was an Austrian-German novelist, best known for his monumental unfinished novel Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (1930–43; The Man Without Qualities). Musil received a doctorate from the University of Berlin in 1908 and then held jobs as a librarian and an editor before serving in the.
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Nov 6, 2020 · 11/06/2020. Robert Musil almost chose an officer's career. But he turned to literature instead, and wrote a key 20th century modernist novel, "The Man without Qualities." Image:...
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An essay by Thomas Harrison on the transformation of the essayistic novel into a novel by Robert Musil, a prominent Austrian writer and philosopher. The essay analyzes the novel's themes, style, and ethical implications, and how it explores the world and the self through the lenses of the essayistic mode.
Jun 11, 2018 · Robert Musil was an Austrian writer who explored the tension between intellection and feeling in his novels, stories, plays, and essays. He is best known for his unfinished masterpiece The Man without Qualities, a critique of modern society and culture.
Feb 21, 1999 · Although it took almost four decades for the Austrian-born Robert Musil (1880-1942) to be generally recognized as one of the preeminent European writers of the century, by now there is little...
Jun 15, 2021 · An overview of Musil's unfinished modernist novel set in Vienna on the eve of World War I. The novel explores the themes of multiplicity, essayism, psychology, and the Habsburg Empire through the character of Ulrich.
