Nazi characters in German propaganda and literature / by Dagmar C.G. Lorenz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorenz, Dagmar C. G., 1948- author.

Series:

Studia imagologica ; 24.

Studia imagologica ; volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

German literature.

Nazi propaganda.

National socialism in literature.

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

Austrian literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 175 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2018]

Summary:

Stereotypical characters that promoted the Nazi worldview were repurposed by antifascist authors in Weimar Germany, argues Dagmar C.G. Lorenz. This is the first book to trace Nazi characters through the German and Austrian literature. Until the defeat of the Third Reich, pro-Nazi literature was widely distributed. However, after the war, Nazi publications were suppressed or even banned, and new writers began to dominate the market alongside exile and resistance authors. The fact that Nazi figures remained consistent suggests that, rather than representing real people, they functioned as ideological signifiers. Recent literature and films set in the Nazi era show that "the Nazis", ambiguous characters with a sinister appeal, live on as an established trope in the cultural imagination.

Contents:

1 The Origins and Conceptualization of Nazi Figures after the First World War p. 14

The Utopian Typology of a Nazi State and Its Citizens p. 14

The Program of the National Socialist German Workers' Party p. 14

Artur Dinter's Anti-Semitic Novel Die Sünde wider das Blut p. 17

Hans F.K. Günther's Racial Theory in Rassenkunde des deutschen Volkes p. 25

Adolf Hitler's Autobiographical Manifesto Mein Kampf p. 30

Alfred Rosenberg's Racialized Cultural History Der Mythus des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts p. 35

Critical Responses to the Nazi Typology p. 38

Huns Reimann's and Hugo Bettauer's Political Satires p. 38

Joseph Roth's Society Novel Das Spinnennetz p. 43

Gertrud Kolmar's Novella Die Jüdische Mutter p. 47

2 Contested Nazi Characters p. 55

Literature Exploring the Turning Point of 1932/3 through Nazi Figures p. 55

Lion Feuchtwanger's Family Saga Die Geschwister Oppenheim p. 56

Ferdinand Bruckner's Drama Die Rassen p. 64

Friedrich Wolf's Drama Professor Mamlock p. 70

Transfigured Germans. Leni Riefenstahl's Celebration of the National Community in the Propaganda Film Triumph des Willens p. 75

Representations of Nazi Characters in Exile Literature p. 81

Hermynia Zur Mühlen's Novel Unsere Töchter, die Nazinen p. 81

Klaus Mann's Roman á Clef Mephisto p. 86

Bertolt Brecht's Epic Drama Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches p. 91

Veza Canetti's Novel Die Schildkröten p. 95

Anna Seghers's Narrative Der Ausflug der toten Mädchen p. 99

3 The Problem of Nazi Identity and Representation after 1945 p. 101

Processing Defeat p. 101

The Memoir of Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höß p. 102

Marta Hillers's Anonymous Memoir Eine Frau in Berlin p. 105

Ingeborg Bachmann's Wartime Diary Kriegstagebuch p. 110

Writing about Nazis-A Postwar Dilemma p. 113

Carl Zuckmayer's Drama Des Teufels General p. 115

Wolfgang Borchert's Play Draußen vor der Tür p. 122

Heinrich Boll's Narrative Der Zug war pünktlich p. 128

Ilse Aichinger's Novel Die größere Hoffnung p. 136.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lorenz, Dagmar C. G., 1948- author. Nazi characters in German propaganda and literature

ISBN:

9789004365254

9004365257

OCLC:

1028830666