Karl Kraus 1933 - Citing Violence, Inciting Critique

The book provides new perspectives on the historical context surrounding Kraus's writings during the Third Reich as well as an analysis of the Third Walpurgnis Night. The contributions place Kraus's work in dialogue with a broader spectrum of critical voices, including Adorno and Arendt. Revisiting Kraus from these new perspectives contributes to a better understanding of this major intellectual of the first half of the 20th century.

About the author

Gal Hertz, Tel Aviv University;Ron Mieczkowski, FU Berlin; Ari Linden, Kansas University.

Summary

The book provides new perspectives on the historical context surrounding Kraus's writings during the Third Reich as well as an analysis of the Third Walpurgnis Night. The contributions place Kraus’s work in dialogue with a broader spectrum of critical voices, including Adorno and Arendt. Revisiting Kraus from these new perspectives contributes to a better understanding of this major intellectual of the first half of the 20th century.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gal Hertz (Editor), Ari Linden (Editor), Ariel Linden (Editor), Ron Mieczkowski (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9783111364377
• ISBN: 978-3-11-136437-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 18 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Series: Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Karl Kraus, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Andere Sprachen, Films, cinema, Jewish Studies, Third Reich