Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / Robert Ellis.
2013
PT2642.O65 Z654 2013eb
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Title
Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / Robert Ellis.
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ISBN
9781611476361 (electronic book)
9781611476354
9781611476354
Published
Madison, [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource ( ix, 239 pages)
Call Number
PT2642.O65 Z654 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
832/.912
Summary
"Between 1918 and 1939 Ernst Toller was one of Germany's prominent left-wing intellectuals, He was a leader of the German Revolution of 1918-1919, famous playwright of the 1920s and best known spokesman against Hitler during the 1930s, writing about a country unsuccessfully balancing between survival and annihilation. This study, the first comprehensive analysis in two decades, shows the influence that intellectuals can have in a troubled society and asks what qualities make leaders effective"-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The intellectual as critic
"Wandering "
The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism
Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919
"A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years
The critic as exile
Conclusion: what the shadow said.
The intellectual as critic
"Wandering "
The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism
Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919
"A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years
The critic as exile
Conclusion: what the shadow said.