Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / / Robert Ellis
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| Autore: |
Ellis Robert <1946->
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| Titolo: |
Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / / Robert Ellis
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, [New Jersey] : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , [2013] |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 832/.912 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics and literature - Germany - History - 20th century |
| Dramatists, German - 20th century | |
| Authors, German - 20th century | |
| Intellectuals - Germany - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Germany Politics and government 1918-1933 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Intellectual as Critic; Chapter Three: "Wandering"; Chapter Four: The Attractions of Ideology; Chapter Five: Revolution of Love; Chapter Six: "A Gentle Apostle"; Chapter Seven: The Critic as Exile; Chapter Eight: Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 of a troubled society and asks what qualities make leaders effective. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ernst Toller and German society |
| ISBN: | 1-61147-636-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453959503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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