Toward the end of the Second World War, the works of the great German poet Friedrich Hölderlin were heavily exploited by Nazi propaganda as a source of spiritual strength for the war-weary German people. Once the fires had burned out, scholars attempted to absolve Hölderlin of any responsibility for...

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1. Verfasser:	Savage, Robert (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Suffolk Boydell & Brewer 2008
Schlagworte:	Hölderlin, Friedrich / 1770-1843 / Appreciation Heidegger, Martin / 1889-1976 / Abendländische Gespräch Adorno, Theodor W. / 1903-1969 / Parataxis Brecht, Bertolt / 1898-1956 / Antigone des Sophokles Brecht, Bertolt > 1898-1956 Hölderlin, Friedrich > 1770-1843 Adorno, Theodor W. > 1903-1969 Heidegger, Martin > 1889-1976 Brecht, Bertolt > 1898-1956 > Die Antigone des Sophokles National socialism and literature Literature and history / Germany Collective memory / Germany Kollektives Gedächtnis Rezeption Nationalsozialismus Deutschland
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Zusammenfassung:	Toward the end of the Second World War, the works of the great German poet Friedrich Hölderlin were heavily exploited by Nazi propaganda as a source of spiritual strength for the war-weary German people. Once the fires had burned out, scholars attempted to absolve Hölderlin of any responsibility for his wartime (mis)appropriation. Only a few saw that his work would have to be reread in the light of the iniquities that had been said and done in his name. This book examines how Hölderlin was taken up by three such thinkers, among the most influential and controversial of their time: Martin Heidegger, Theodor W. Adorno, and Bertolt Brecht. It extrapolates from their writings on the poet three irreconcilable paradigms of reception - conversation, polemic, and citation - that are of significance for the broader project of working through the tarnished German cultural legacy after 1945. In each case, Hölderlin is examined as the occasion for salvaging that legacy after, from, and in view of the catastrophe. This first full-length study of Hölderlin's postwar reception will be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of German literature, European philosophy, the politics of cultural memory, and critical theory. Robert Savage is ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages)
ISBN:	9781571137982