Mephisto in the Third Reich Literary Representations of Evil in Nazi Germany |
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| Author:
| Barasch Rubinstein, Emanuela |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-037944-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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| Imprint: | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $196.00 |
Book Description:
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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. 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.
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. 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.