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Record Nr.

UNINA9910558098603321

Autore

Lorenz Dagmar C. G. <1948->

Titolo

Nazi characters in German propaganda and literature / / by Dagmar C.G. Lorenz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2018

Leiden : , : Koninklijke Brill NV.

c2018

ISBN

90-04-36526-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Studia Imagologica ; ; 24

Disciplina

830.9/358

Soggetti

Nazis in literature

German literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Nazi propaganda

National socialism in literature

Austrian literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Copyright / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Dedication / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Contents / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Acknowledgments / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Introduction / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- The Origins and Conceptualization of Nazi Figures after the First World War / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Contested Nazi Characters / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- The Problem of Nazi Identity and Representation after 1945 / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Conclusion / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz -- Index / Dagmar C.G. Lorenz.

Sommario/riassunto

Stereotypical characters that promoted the Nazi worldview were repurposed by antifascist authors in Weimar Germany, argues Dagmar C.G. Lorenz. This is the first book to trace Nazi characters through the German and Austrian literature. Until the defeat of the Third Reich, pro-Nazi literature was widely distributed. However, after the war, Nazi publications were suppressed or even banned, and new writers began to dominate the market alongside exile and resistance authors. The fact that Nazi figures remained consistent suggests that, rather than



representing real people, they functioned as ideological signifiers. Recent literature and films set in the Nazi era show that “the Nazis”, ambiguous characters with a sinister appeal, live on as an established trope in the cultural imagination.