The Austrian dimension in German intellectual history : from the enlightenment to Anschluss /
Tracing enlightenment ideals from the War of Austrian Succession up until Hitler's annexation of Austria, The Austrian Dimension in German Intellectual History offers a precise and engaging survey of Austrian intellectual life since the Enlightenment. Here, David S. Luft begins by locating his...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Tracing enlightenment ideals from the War of Austrian Succession up until Hitler's annexation of Austria, The Austrian Dimension in German Intellectual History offers a precise and engaging survey of Austrian intellectual life since the Enlightenment. Here, David S. Luft begins by locating his narrative in the region known as Cisleithanian Austria, the area to the west of the Leitha River that was the basis for the modern Austrian state after 1740. Chapter two provides a history of the German-speaking intellectual life of these central lands of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austria and Bohemia) from the Enlightenment to annexation by Nazi Germany. Chapters three to five identify the most important philosophers, writers and social thinkers who contributed to Austrian intellectual life in the period between 1740 and 1938/1939 and address the intellectual significance of their work. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, David S. Luft brings out the contributions of major figures such as Wittgenstein, Hofmannsthal, Musil, Kafka, Rilke and Freud, but also draws attention to less well-known figures such as Bolzano, Brentano, Grillparzer, Stifter, Broch and Hayek. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350202207 1350202207 |