Alexander Kluge is best known as a founding member of the New German Cinema. His work, however, spans a diverse range of fields and, over the last fifty years, he has been active as a filmmaker, writer and television producer. This book - the first of its kind in English - comprises a wide selection of texts, including articles and stories by Kluge, television transcripts, critical essays by renowned international scholars, and interviews with Kluge himself. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in the fields of film, television, and literary studies, as well as those interested in exploring the intersections between art, politics, and social change.
For more than a half century now, Alexander Kluge has enjoyed respect as a seemingly boundless source of creative volition, social critique, and utopian initiative. In his versatile writings, idiosyncratic films, and innovative television programs, German history provides a continuing point of departure. Complex and conflicted, this history, maintains Kluge, does not readily lend itself to transparent presentation or easy understanding. The essays in this valuable new collection provide a comprehensive guide through the diverse endeavors of this exemplary public intellectual.
Edited by Tara Forrest
