Produkt
KlappentextIn most contemporary historical writing the picture of modern life in Habsburg Central Europe is a gloomy story of the failure of rationalism and the rise of protofascist movements. This book tells a different story, focusing on the Czech writers and artists distinguished by their optimistic view of the world in the years before WWI.
Zusammenfassung
In contrast to the gloomy picture often given of the twilight years of the AustroHungarian Empire, this book reveals a vibrant, optimistic strain of central European modernism
Ort looks not only at the celebrated playwright and author Karel Capek but also such luminaries as Thomas Mann and Robert Musili
Ort has a gift for breaking down complex theoretical developments in European intellectual history and clearly explicating them
In contrast to the gloomy picture often given of the twilight years of the AustroHungarian Empire, this book reveals a vibrant, optimistic strain of central European modernism
Ort looks not only at the celebrated playwright and author Karel Capek but also such luminaries as Thomas Mann and Robert Musili
Ort has a gift for breaking down complex theoretical developments in European intellectual history and clearly explicating them
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-230-11362-6
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2013
Erscheinungsdatum14.05.2013
Auflage2013
Seiten258 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht469 g
IllustrationenXIII, 258 p.
Artikel-Nr.12979238
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GenreGeschichte/Politik