Ernst Toller and German Society: Intellectuals as Leaders and Critics, 1914-1939

by Robert Ellis

Book Overview

During the years of Weimar and the Third Reich, Toller was one of the more active of the "other Germany's" left-wing intellectuals. A leader of the Bavarian Soviet of 1919, he had in addition won the Kleist prize and was recognized as one of Germany's best playwrights. Indeed, during the years of the Weimar Republic, the popularity of his works was unquestioned. His first play, Die Wandlung, was soon sold out and required a second edition; his dramatic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1683930681
• ISBN13: 9781683930686
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"