"Ich möchte Ihnen sagen, lieber Herr Paeschke, dass ich mich zum Kreise jener zähle, die dem 'Merkur' nahe und Ihnen immer zur Verfügung stehen." : Heimito von Doderer im frühen bundesrepublikanischen Literaturbetrieb

Abstract

This study looks at how Heimito von Doderer attempted to establish himself in the post-war literary scene in the Federal Republic of Germany, corresponding with leading conservative critics and intellectuals. The study analyses the activities of Joachim Moras and Hans Paeschke, the publishers of the Merkur magazine, to which Doderer contributed reviews and articles. Works by Doderer also appeared in the Jahresring Annual, one of whose publishers was Moras. The final section is devoted to Doderer's study "Sexuality and the Total State", and to the reasons why it was not published in Merkur magazine in Doderer's lifetime.

Keywords

• Heimito von Doderer
• Joachim Moras
• Hans Paeschke
• Federal Republic of Germany
• periodicals
• conservatism