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German expressionism and the Messianism of a generation /
This book reads messianic expectation as the defining characteristic of German culture in the first decades of the twentieth century. It has long been accepted that the Expressionist movement in Germany was infused with a thoroughly messianic strain. Here, with unprecedented detail and focus, that s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2011.
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| Colección: | Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ;
150. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book reads messianic expectation as the defining characteristic of German culture in the first decades of the twentieth century. It has long been accepted that the Expressionist movement in Germany was infused with a thoroughly messianic strain. Here, with unprecedented detail and focus, that strain is traced through the work of four important Expressionist playwrights: Ernst Barlach, Georg Kaiser, Ernst Toller and Franz Werfel. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401200516 9401200513 9042033525 9789042033528 1283250411 9781283250412 |
| ISSN: | 0929-6999 ; |