The arts in Nazi Germany: continuity, conformity, change / edited by Jonathan Huener and Francis R. Nicosia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huener, Jonathan.

Nicosia, Francis R., 1944-2023.

Series:

Vermont Studies on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, German--20th century--Germany--Congresses.

Arts, German.

National socialism and art--Congresses.

National socialism and art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Culture and the arts played a central role in the ideology and propaganda of National Socialism from the early years of the movement until the last months of the Third Reich in 1945. Hitler and his followers believed that art and culture were expressions of race, and that "Aryans" alone were capable of creating true art and preserving true German culture. This volume's essays explore these and other aspects of the arts and cultural life under National Socialism, and are authored by some of the most respected authorities in the field.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Anti-Semitism and the Arts in Nazi Ideology and Policy; Chapter 2 The Impact of American Popular Culture on German Youth; Chapter 3 The Legacy of Nazi Cinema: Triumph of the Will and Jew Suss Revisited; Chapter 4 Music in the Third Reich: The Complex Task of ""Germanization""; Chapter 5 A Command Performance? The Many Faces of Literature under Nazism; Chapter 6 The Art World in Nazi Germany: Choices, Rationalization, and Justice; Appendixes; List of Contributors; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

9780857457004

0857457004

OCLC:

1350571058