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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460456003321

Autore

Atkins Henry Gibson <1871-1942., >

Titolo

German literature through Nazi eyes / / H. G. Atkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 1941, 2010

ISBN

1-136-96036-8

1-136-96037-6

1-283-04467-6

9786613044679

0-203-85015-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (85 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions.Responding to fascism ; ; v. 10

Disciplina

830.9

Soggetti

German literature - History and criticism

National socialism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The originals of the German passages quoted": p. 97-130.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Preface; Contents; I: The Seizure of Power; II: The New Vocabulary; III: The Revaluation; IV: Heralds of the Third Realm; V: Conclusion; Appendix: Originals of the Passages Quoted in English in the Text; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The influence of Nazism on German culture was a key concern for many Anglo-American writers, who struggled to reconcile the many contributions of Germany to European civilization, with the barbarity of the new regime. In German Literature Through Nazi Eyes, H.G. Atkins gives an account of how the Nazis undertook a re-evaluation of German literature, making it sub-ordinate to their own interests. All reference to Jewish writers and influence was virtually eliminated, and key writers such as Goethe and Lessing were re-interpreted. What was left was a military history that was