The seduction of culture in German history /
Lepenies, Wolf.
The seduction of culture in German history / Wolf Lepenies. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Introduction : bombs over Dresden and the Rosenkavalier in the skies -- 1. Culture : a noble substitute -- 2. From the republic into exile -- 3. Novalis and Walt Whitman : German romanticism and American democracy -- 4. German culture abroad : victorious in defeat -- 5. French-German culture wars -- 6. German culture at home : a moral failure turned to intellectual advantage -- 7. The survival of the typical German : Faust versus Mephistopheles -- 8. German reunification : the failure of the interpreting class -- 9. Culture as camouflage : the end of central Europe -- 10. Irony and politics : cultural patriotism in Europe and the United States -- 11. Germany after reunification : in search of a moral masterpiece.
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 els.
English.
9781400827039 (electronic bk.) 1400827035 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper) 1282158821 9781282158825 9786612158827 6612158824
22573/ctt109km JSTOR
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Uk
1700-1999
Politics and culture--History--Germany--18th century.
Politics and culture--History--Germany--19th century.
Politics and culture--History--Germany--20th century.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Politics and culture--History.--Germany
International relations and culture--Germany.
Politique et culture--Histoire.--Allemagne
Nazisme--Aspect moral.
Relations internationales et culture--Allemagne.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--18e siècle.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--19e siècle.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--20e siècle.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--General.
Cultural policy.
Historiography.
Intellectual life.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Philosophy.
Politics and culture.
Cultuur.
Politiek.
Geestesgeschiedenis.
Culturele identiteit.
18e siècle.
19e siècle.
20e siècle.
Culture allemande.
Histoire.
Politique culturelle.
Vie intellectuelle.
Germany--History--Philosophy.
Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--19th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.
Germany--Cultural policy.
Germany--Historiography.
Germany--Intellectual life.
Allemagne--Histoire--Philosophie.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle.
Allemagne--Politique culturelle.
Allemagne--Historiographie.
Allemagne--Relations avec l'étranger.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--18e siècle.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--19e siècle.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--20e siècle.
Germany.
Allemagne.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
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The seduction of culture in German history / Wolf Lepenies. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Introduction : bombs over Dresden and the Rosenkavalier in the skies -- 1. Culture : a noble substitute -- 2. From the republic into exile -- 3. Novalis and Walt Whitman : German romanticism and American democracy -- 4. German culture abroad : victorious in defeat -- 5. French-German culture wars -- 6. German culture at home : a moral failure turned to intellectual advantage -- 7. The survival of the typical German : Faust versus Mephistopheles -- 8. German reunification : the failure of the interpreting class -- 9. Culture as camouflage : the end of central Europe -- 10. Irony and politics : cultural patriotism in Europe and the United States -- 11. Germany after reunification : in search of a moral masterpiece.
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 els.
English.
9781400827039 (electronic bk.) 1400827035 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper) 1282158821 9781282158825 9786612158827 6612158824
22573/ctt109km JSTOR
GBA619156 bnb
Uk
1700-1999
Politics and culture--History--Germany--18th century.
Politics and culture--History--Germany--19th century.
Politics and culture--History--Germany--20th century.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Politics and culture--History.--Germany
International relations and culture--Germany.
Politique et culture--Histoire.--Allemagne
Nazisme--Aspect moral.
Relations internationales et culture--Allemagne.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--18e siècle.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--19e siècle.
Politique et culture--Histoire--Allemagne--20e siècle.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--General.
Cultural policy.
Historiography.
Intellectual life.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Philosophy.
Politics and culture.
Cultuur.
Politiek.
Geestesgeschiedenis.
Culturele identiteit.
18e siècle.
19e siècle.
20e siècle.
Culture allemande.
Histoire.
Politique culturelle.
Vie intellectuelle.
Germany--History--Philosophy.
Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--19th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.
Germany--Cultural policy.
Germany--Historiography.
Germany--Intellectual life.
Allemagne--Histoire--Philosophie.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle.
Allemagne--Politique culturelle.
Allemagne--Historiographie.
Allemagne--Relations avec l'étranger.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--18e siècle.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--19e siècle.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle--20e siècle.
Germany.
Allemagne.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
DD97 / .L47 2006eb
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