Peter Handke | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis & critique of Peter Handke.

Peter Handke | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis & critique of Peter Handke.
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In A Moment of True Feeling, Peter Handke deals with [the Kantian] problem of the perception of the world, crystallized in the problem of identity of Gregor Keuschnig…. In his private life, Keuschnig identifies himself on the basis of his perception of his image in public life. Others know him from their perception of that image. But one morning Keuschnig awakes to discover that that image by which he identifies himself and by which the world identifies him is out of sync with his own true existence. The world has collapsed on him and he can no longer know without doubt who he is. He has dreamed he is a murderer. But is he? So begins an odyssey into everyday occurrences, into the realms of perception and existence, treated with wit, humor, and irony…. [The reflex actions of the day's work] remain as background and reference to the...

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