German incertitudes, 1914-1945 [[electronic resource] ] : the stones and the cathedral / / Klemens von Klemperer

• Autore: Von Klemperer Klemens <1916->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 943.085
• Soggetto topico: Historians - Germany; Authors, German - 19th century - Political and social views; Authors, German - 20th century - Political and social views; National socialism
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Intellectual life 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-168) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction: Tradition and Modernity in German Thought and Society; 2 The Great War Experience and Memory; 3 Heroic and Not-so-Heroic Pessimism: Max Weber and Oswald Spengler; 4 The Adventurer Ernst Junger Reconsidered; 5 The Call for Allegiance Hugo von Hofmannsthal; 6 The Lure and Limits of Gemeinschaft; 7 Fragments, Abstraction and a Vision: The German Expressionists; 8 Authenticity: Martin Heidegger and the Temptation of National Socialism; 9 Maturity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Faith and the "World Come of Age ; 10 Conclusion: The German Mind between Disenchantment and Re-enchantment and the Spectre of National Socialism Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This text provides insights into German thought and society in the context of the challenges of modernity in the first half of the 20th century. The author looks at the tensions between a realistic acceptance of disenchantment with the modern world, and an insistence upon re-enchantment.
• Titolo autorizzato: German incertitudes, 1914-1945
• ISBN: 0-313-00049-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454971603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II