Beyond catastrophe : German intellectuals and cultural renewal after World War II, 1945-1955 / Mark W. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Mark W., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and history.

Germany--History--1945-1955.

Germany.

History.

Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Literature and history--Germany--20th century.

Meinecke, Friedrich, 1862-1954.

Meinecke, Friedrich.

Jaspers, Karl, 1883-1969.

Jaspers, Karl.

Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.

Mann, Thomas.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.

Brecht, Bertolt.

Physical Description:

viii, 195 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

Beyond Catastrophe examines the post-World War II leadership efforts of four major German intellectuals: Karl Jaspers, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Meinecke, and Bertolt Brecht. Mark W. Clark focuses on the symbolic, practical, and theoretical contributions of these men to post-war cultural reconstruction, and pays special attention to their key works of the period-The German Catastrophe, Doctor Faustus, The Question of German Guilt, and Turandot-in which they tackled the crucial issues of the period, including responsibility and guilt for the National Socialist regime, German distinctiveness, the possibility of a renewed humanism, and the relationship of intellectuals to the broader society. Addressing an important lacuna in twentieth-century intellectual history, Beyond Catastrophe will appeal to scholars of history and German studies.

Contents:

Guardian of the past: Friedrich Meinecke

A prophet without honor: Karl Jaspers

The insider as outsider: Thomas Mann

Hero or villain? Bertolt Brect in the GDR.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.

ISBN:

0739112317

0739115065

OCLC:

62738619

Publisher Number:

9780739112311

9780739115060