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Karl Kraus - Apocalyptic Satirist

The Postwar Crisis and the Rise of the Swastika

Karl Kraus - Apocalyptic Satirist( )
Author: Timms, Edward
ISBN:978-0-300-10751-7
Publication Date:Oct 2005
Publisher:Yale University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $55.00
Book Description:

In this second volume of Karl Kraus: Apocalyptic Satirist, Edward Timms takes up Kraus’s story in November 1918, when the satirist responded to the creation of the new republics with a defiant hope, invoking international law against the dual threat of reactionary politics and irresponsible media. While contemporaries like Walter Benjamin regarded Kraus as heroically isolated, this book places him within a dynamic field of cultural production. Timms highlights the...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / General
History / Jewish
Social Science / Jewish Studies
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.13 x 9.25 x 5.5 Inches
Book Weight:2.6 Pounds



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