In the Shadow of Catastrophe: German Intellectuals Between Apocalypse and Enlightenment Volume 14

by Anson Rabinbach

Book Overview

These essays by eminent European intellectual and cultural historian Anson Rabinbach address the writings of key figures in twentieth-century German philosophy. Rabinbach explores their ideas in relation to the two world wars and the horrors facing Europe at that time.

Analyzing the work of Benjamin and Bloch, he suggests their indebtedness to the traditions of Jewish messianism. In a discussion of Hugo Ball's little-known Critique of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520226909
• ISBN13: 9780520226906
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"