Temptations of Faust : The Logic of Fascism and Postmodern Archaeologies of Modernity /

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Temptations of Faust is a theoretical analysis of the conceptual paradigms that allowed German fascism to emerge in a highly civilized nation. Analyzing these paradigms through the dual lens of Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus, his self-confessed parable of fascism about the avant-garde compo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cobley, Evelyn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Adorno, Theodor W.
Mann, Thomas.
Adorno, Theodor W., > 1903-1969. > Philosophie der neuen Musik.
Mann, Thomas, > 1875-1955. > Doktor Faustus.
Philosophie der neuen Musik.
Doktor Faustus.
Philosophie der neuen Musik (Adorno, Theodor W.)
Doktor Faustus (Mann, Thomas)
Nationalsozialismus
Rezeption
Musiktheorie
Politisches Denken
Judenvernichtung
War > Causes.
National socialism.
Fascism > Philosophy.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Fascism & Totalitarianism.
National Socialism.
Holocauste, 1939-1945 > Causes.
Fascisme > Philosophie.
Nazisme.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Causes.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Temptations of Faust is a theoretical analysis of the conceptual paradigms that allowed German fascism to emerge in a highly civilized nation. Analyzing these paradigms through the dual lens of Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus, his self-confessed parable of fascism about the avant-garde composer Adrian Leverknhn, and Theodor W. Adorno's Philosophy of Modern Music, this cultural study draws on aesthetic, sociohistorical, political, and philosophical discourses to conclude that German fascism is at once continuous and discontinuous with the emancipatory ambitions of modernity. Drawing on Adorno's sociohistorical critique of avant-garde music, Cobley connects Leverknhn's radical aesthetic innovation with Hitler's radical reconfiguration of Germany's administrative apparatus and discovers that postmodern processes of fragmentation may well remain complicit with the totalizing tendencies they seek to disrupt. This lucid and sophisticated book demonstrates that Doctor Faustus provides a more astute understanding of German fascism than Mann is usually given credit for.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781442680449

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