Beyond Catastrophe: German Intellectuals and Cultural Renewal After World War II, 1945d1955 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739115060)

Beyond Catastrophe examines the post-World War II leadership efforts of four major German intellectuals: Karl Jaspers, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Meinecke, and Bertolt Brecht. Clark focuses on the symbolic, practical, and theoretical contributions of these men to post-war cultural reconstruction, and pays special attention to their key works of the period - The German Catastrophe, Doctor Faustus, The Question of German Guilt, and Turandot - in which they addressed the key issues of the period including responsibility and guilt for the National Socialist regime, German distinctiveness, the possibility of a renewed humanism, and the relationship of intellectuals to the broader society. Addressing an important lacuna in twentieth-century intellectual history, Beyond Catastrophe will appeal to scholars of history and German studies.

Author: Mark W. Clark
ISBN-10: 0739115065
ISBN-13: 9780739115060
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 52
Choice 11/01/2006 pg. 552