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Moses and Homer : Greeks, Jews and Germans : an alternative history of German culture / Bernd Witte ; translated by Karl Ivan Solibakke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witte, Bernd, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Moses und Homer. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Antisemitism--Germany--History.
- Antisemitism.
- Antisemitism in literature.
- Classicism in art.
- German literature--History and criticism.
- German literature.
- Jews in literature.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Germany--Intellectual life.
- Germany.
- Germany--Civilization--Jewish influences.
- Classicism in art--Influence.
- Philosophy, Ancient--Influence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 416 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2026.
- System Details:
- digital
- Contents:
- 1. Enlightenment through Art: Johann Joachim Winckelmann's Discovery of Modern Individualism Out of the Spirit of Hellenism; 2. Juno Ludovisi and Ceremonial Law Judaism's Admittance to the European Culture of Enlightenment and the Anti-Judaism of German Classicism; 3. Christ Dionysus: H̲lderlin's 'Occidental' Myth; 4. The "People of the Book": Heinrich Heine's Formation of Modern Writing Out of the Spirit of Judaism; 5. Jews and Germans: The Myth of the People; 6. "Berlin is Sparta!": From Racial Madness to Genocide; 7. Moses and Oedipus: Sigmund Freud in London; 8. Moshe Rabenu: Leo Baeck in Theresienstadt; 9. Moses the Leader and the People of Yahweh: Martin Buber in Jerusalem; 10. Avodah - About Service: Gertrud Kantorowicz in Theresienstadt and Margarete Susman in Z|rich; 11. Odysseus and Abraham: Erich Auerbach in Istanbul; 12. One Final Time: Greeks and Germans: Martin Heidegger in Freiburg; 13. Coda: "Face to Face": Emmanuel Ľvinas in Paris.
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed June 11, 2026).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781040920213
- 1040920217
- 9781040920169
- 1040920160
- 9781003320708
- 1003320708
- Publisher Number:
- 90104503030
- CIPO000378983
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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