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...

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1. Verfasser: Anderson, Lisa Marie
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 150.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (210 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index.
ISBN:9789401200516
9401200513
9042033525
9789042033528
1283250411
9781283250412
ISSN:0929-6999 ;

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