Myth and modernity : Barlach's drawings on the Nibelungen / Peter Paret and Helga Thieme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paret, Peter.

Contributor:

Thieme, Helga.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barlach, Ernst, 1870-1938--Criticism and interpretation.

Barlach, Ernst.

Barlach, Ernst, 1870-1938.

Nibelungenlied--Illustrations.

Nibelungenlied.

Nibelungen--Legends--Art.

Nibelungen.

Modernism (Art)--Germany.

Modernism (Art).

Literature and society--Germany--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Art and society.

History.

Nibelungen--Legends.

Criticism and interpretation.

Germany.

Art and society--Germany--History--20th century.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Pictures.

Legends.

Art.

Physical Description:

ix, 127 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.

Summary:

This text presents a beautiful collection of drawings and other art by Ernst Barlach that draw on the Nibelungen, the royal family of the Burgundians who settled in Worms, Germany in the 5th century. Paret and Thieme, experts on Barlach and the German modernism of which he was part, examine Barlach's work in the context of the history of the Nibelungen as a medieval epic and later nationalist symbol. They highlight his struggle to celebrate and reject the myth amidst growing German jingoism. Black and white plates are presented throughout the slim 8.5x11.5" text, including a 35-page sequence of his charcoal drawings of the story. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127) and index.

ISBN:

0857453467

9780857453464

OCLC:

793972297

Publisher Number:

99953088506