Cultural critcism in the Netherlands, 1933-1940 : the newspaper columns of Menno ter Braak /

"In Cultural Criticism in the Netherlands, 1933-40, Jacob Boas offers a broad selection of the newspaper columns of legendary Dutch cultural critic Menno ter Braak. Ter Braak's columns are noteworthy not only for their distinctive treatment of disparate cultural components ranging from lit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braak, Menno ter, 1902-1940 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Boas, Jacob (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2020]
Colección:Literary modernism (Leiden) ; v. 8.
Temas:
Braak, Menno ter, > 1902-1940.
Braak, Menno ter, > 1902-1940
1900-1999
Journalists > Netherlands.
Intellectual life
Journalists
Netherlands > Intellectual life > 20th century > Sources.
Pays-Bas > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle > Sources.
Netherlands
Electronic books.
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Cultural Criticism in the Netherlands, 1933-40, Jacob Boas offers a broad selection of the newspaper columns of legendary Dutch cultural critic Menno ter Braak. Ter Braak's columns are noteworthy not only for their distinctive treatment of disparate cultural components ranging from literature to the social sciences, but also for the light they throw on the extent to which politics intruded on the cultural sphere in the years prior to the outbreak of war. Ter Braak set a standard for literary criticism of surpassing quality. Moreover, a staunch advocate of democracy, the critic joined the battle against fascism, urging fellow intellectuals to rise to the occasion. The 'conscience of Dutch letters' killed himself on the eve of the German occupation, May 1940"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004426627
9004426620
ISSN:2405-9315 ;

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