Mephisto in the Third Reich : Literary Representations of Evil in Nazi Germany /
Barasch Rubinstein, Emanuela
Mephisto in the Third Reich : Literary Representations of Evil in Nazi Germany / Emanuela Barasch Rubinstein. - 1 online resource (171 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction Introduction -- Chapter One. The Image of the Devil in Western Culture The Image of the Devil -- Chapter Two. Mephisto by Klaus Mann -- Chapter Three. I and I by Else Lasker-Schüler -- Chapter Four. Germany and the Germans by Thomas Mann -- Chapter Five The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth -- Chapter Six. The Holocaust and the Future -- Bibliography -- Index
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The association of Nazism with the symbol of ultimate evil – the devil – can be found in the works of Klaus and Thomas Mann, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Rolf Hochhuth. He appears either as Satan of the Judeo-Christian tradition, or as Goethe’s Mephisto. The devil is not only a metaphor, but a central part of the historical analysis. Barasch-Rubinstein looks into this phenomenon and analyzes the premise that the image of the devil had a substantial impact on Germans’ acceptance of Nazi ideas. His diabolic characteristics, the pact between himself and humans, and his prominent place in German culture are part of the intriguing historical observations these four German writers embedded in their work. Whether writing before the outbreak of WWII, during the war, or after it, when the calamities of the Holocaust were already well-known, they all examine Nazism in the light of the ultimate manifestation of evil.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110379389 9783110395785 9783110379433
10.1515/9783110379433 doi
Devil in literature.
German literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Good and evil in literature.
Good and evil--Nazism.
Nationalsozialismus.
Teufel.
literarische Darstellung.
HISTORY / Holocaust.
PT405 / .B286 2015
830.90091
Mephisto in the Third Reich : Literary Representations of Evil in Nazi Germany / Emanuela Barasch Rubinstein. - 1 online resource (171 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction Introduction -- Chapter One. The Image of the Devil in Western Culture The Image of the Devil -- Chapter Two. Mephisto by Klaus Mann -- Chapter Three. I and I by Else Lasker-Schüler -- Chapter Four. Germany and the Germans by Thomas Mann -- Chapter Five The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth -- Chapter Six. The Holocaust and the Future -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The association of Nazism with the symbol of ultimate evil – the devil – can be found in the works of Klaus and Thomas Mann, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Rolf Hochhuth. He appears either as Satan of the Judeo-Christian tradition, or as Goethe’s Mephisto. The devil is not only a metaphor, but a central part of the historical analysis. Barasch-Rubinstein looks into this phenomenon and analyzes the premise that the image of the devil had a substantial impact on Germans’ acceptance of Nazi ideas. His diabolic characteristics, the pact between himself and humans, and his prominent place in German culture are part of the intriguing historical observations these four German writers embedded in their work. Whether writing before the outbreak of WWII, during the war, or after it, when the calamities of the Holocaust were already well-known, they all examine Nazism in the light of the ultimate manifestation of evil.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110379389 9783110395785 9783110379433
10.1515/9783110379433 doi
Devil in literature.
German literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Good and evil in literature.
Good and evil--Nazism.
Nationalsozialismus.
Teufel.
literarische Darstellung.
HISTORY / Holocaust.
PT405 / .B286 2015
830.90091