Völkisch writers and National Socialism : a study of right-wing political culture in Germany, 1890-1960 /

This book provides a view of literary life under the Nazis, highlighting the ambiguities, rivalries and conflicts that determined the cultural climate of that period and beyond. Focusing on a group of writers - in particular, Hans Grimm, Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer, Wilhelm Schaefer, Emil Strauss, Boerr...

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Main Author:	Tourlamain, Guy, 1976- (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bern : Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, [2014]
Series:	Cultural history and literary imagination ; Volume 21.
Subjects:	Germany > Politics and government > 20th century. National socialism > Germany. Nationalism > Germany. German literature > History and criticism. Politics and literature > Germany > History > 20th century. National socialism in literature. Fascism in literature. Nationalism in literature. Fascism > Germany > History > 20th century. Nationalism > Germany > History. Germany > Social conditions > 20th century. Germany > Social life and customs > 20th century. Allemagne > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle. Nationalisme > Allemagne. Littérature allemande > Histoire et critique. Politique et littérature > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Nazisme dans la littérature. Fascisme dans la littérature. Nationalisme dans la littérature. Fascisme > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Nationalisme > Allemagne > Histoire. Allemagne > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Allemagne > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle. HISTORY > Europe > Germany. POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. Social conditions. Politics and literature. Manners and customs. German literature. Fascism. National socialism. Nationalism. Politics and government Germany. 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 'Wegbereiter' for the Nazis? Völkisch-Nationalist Writers in Germany, 1870-1933; Chapter 2 Völkisch Writers and National Socialist Kulturpolitik; Chapter 3 The German Literature Academy: Control Mechanism or Cauldron of Dissent?; Chapter 4 Beyond the Literature Academy; Chapter 5 Völkisch-Nationalism in the Post-War Era; Concluding Remarks; Select Bibliography; Index.