Out of a gray fog : Ayn Rand's Europe / Claudia Franziska Brühwiler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brühwiler, Claudia Franziska, author.

Series:

Politics, literature, & film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rand, Ayn--Appreciation--Europe.

Rand, Ayn.

Rand, Ayn--Criticism and interpretation.

Art appreciation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Europe.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 291 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

Summary:

"While Ayn Rand is a household name in the United States, her name holds less currency in Europe. This book retraces Rand's European influences and her impact on European readers, revealing a complicated publication and reception history as well as a remarkable panorama of thinkers and artists among her admirers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Writer, Philosopher, Icon, Dime-Store Ideologue?: Categorizing Rand

2. Choosing America, Being European

3. "A Huge Cemetery": Russia as Dystopia

4. Rand's Europe: From Utopia to a "State-Worshipping Culture"

5. Kantian Evils and Aristotelian Misunderstandings: Randian Usage of European Philosophy

6. Lost in Translation: Publishing Rand in Europe

7. Tea Party Icon and Capitalist Porn: Rand in the European Media

8. A European Collective?: Randian Thought across the Atlantic

9. Critical Reflections: Rand through the Lens of European Artists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Brühwiler, Claudia Franziska, 1982- Out of the gray fog

ISBN:

9781793636850

1793636850

OCLC:

1255520896