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J. P. Stern, Nicholas Boyle
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      This book studies individual works by twelve major writers of German modernism, including Thomas Mann, Musil, Brecht and Rilke, in relation to the history of the twentieth century. It explores the theme of the 'dear purchase', an ideal of moral strenuousness and sacrifice seen as characteristic of Germany after Nietzsche, and reveals the underlying flaw in this notion as a self-justifying value. In this context, it considers the renaissance of German poetry after 1900, the impact of the War of 1914, its aftermath in uncertainty and relativism, and attitudes to the Hitler period, and finally juxtaposes Mann's Felix Krull and Kafka's story Josephine as a deliverance from the value-system of the title. The Introduction, partly autobiographical, traces J. P. Stern's preoccupation with this interpretation of his material in many of the books he published (especially those concerned with Nietzsche and Hitler), and pays tribute to Wittgenstein's influence on his thinking.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: J. P. Stern, Nicholas Boyle EAN: 9780521433303 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 663 g HEIGHT: 222 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1995-02-02 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General WIDTH: 144 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      German, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

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      This book studies individual works by twelve major writers of German modernism, including Thomas Mann, Musil, Brecht and Rilke, in relation to the history of the twentieth century. It explores the theme of the 'dear purchase', an ideal of moral strenuousness and sacrifice seen as characteristic of Germany after Nietzsche, and reveals the underlying flaw in this notion as a self-justifying value. In this context, it considers the renaissance of German poetry after 1900, the impact of the War of 1914, its aftermath in uncertainty and relativism, and attitudes to the Hitler period, and finally juxtaposes Mann's Felix Krull and Kafka's story Josephine as a deliverance from the value-system of the title. The Introduction, partly autobiographical, traces J. P. Stern's preoccupation with this interpretation of his material in many of the books he published (especially those concerned with Nietzsche and Hitler), and pays tribute to Wittgenstein's influence on his thinking.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: J. P. Stern, Nicholas Boyle EAN: 9780521433303 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 663 g HEIGHT: 222 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1995-02-02 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General WIDTH: 144 cm SPINE:

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      German, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

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