Karl Kraus: Apocalyptic Satirist: Culture and Catastrophe in Habsburg Vienna

by Edward Timms

Book Overview

This is a fascinating study of the life and work of Karl Kraus, brilliant Austrian writer, satirist and personality of fin de siecle Vienna. This encyclopaedic study of his life, his work and his generation will be of great interest to both the enthusiast and the general student of European culture. Drawing on unfamiliar sources, Edward Timms analyses Kraus's involvement in the fundamental ideological issues of his time, and shows that Kraus's political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300044836
• ISBN13: 9780300044836
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"