Politics and culture in twentieth-century Germany / edited by William Niven and James Jordan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Niven, William John, 1956-

Jordan, James, 1959-

Series:

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German literature--20th century--History and criticism.

German literature.

Politics and literature--Germany--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Politics and culture.

History.

Germany.

Politics and culture--Germany--History--20th century.

Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

vi, 274 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2003.

Summary:

New essays on the influence of politics on 20c. German culture, not only during the Nazi and Cold War eras but in periods when the effects are less obvious.

Contents:

From nature to modernism / Fritz Wefelmeyer

The German "Geist und Macht" dichotomy / Stuart Parkes

"In the exile of internment" or "Von Versuchen, aus einer Not eine Tugend zu machen" / Charmian Brinson

"Deutschland lebt an der Nahtstelle, an der Bruchstelle" / David Basker

"Das habe ich getan, sagt mein Gedächtnis" / Hans-Joachim Hahn

Stefan Heym and GDR cultural politics / Reinhard K. Zachau

Reviving the dead / David Robb

Living without utopia / Gisela Shaw

A worm's eye view and a bird's eye view / Ulrike Zitzlsperger

Remembering for the future, engaging with the present / Caroline Gay

"Wie kannst du mich lieben?" / Stuart Taberner

Models of the intellectual in contemporary France and Germany / John Marks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1571132236

OCLC:

51630575