The seduction of culture in German history - Wolf Lepenies
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During the Allied bombing of Germany, Hitler was more distressed by the loss of cultural treasures than by the leveling of homes. Remarkably, his propagandists broadcast this fact, convinced that it would reveal not his callousness but his sensitivity: the destruction had failed to crush his artist's spirit. It is impossible to begin to make sense of this thinking without understanding what Wolf Lepenies calls The Seduction of Culture in German History. This fascinating and unusual book tells the story of an arguably catastrophic German habit--that of valuing cultural achievement above all else and envisioning it as a noble substitute for politics. Lepenies examines how this tendency has affected German history from the late eighteenth century to today. He argues that the German preference for art over politics is essential to understanding the peculiar nature of Nazism, including its aesthetic appeal to many Germans (and others) and the fact that Hitler and many in his circle were failed artists and intellec...
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2006Uitgever: Princeton University Press272 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691121311ISBN-13: 9780691121314Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2006, hardcover, with dust jacket, good copy, spine a little sunned [Auteur: Lepenies, Wolf] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Princeton University Press] [Jaar: 2006] [Titel: The Seduction of Culture in German History]
