Poetry in the Service of Politics: The Case of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany

By Anna Artwinska

This book analyzes the ideology-based reception of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany, the dynamics of that process and the strategies used to exploit the iconic status of the poets for the purpose of reaffirming the legitimacy of the new system.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631629206
• ISBN13: 9783631629208
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.3"