German Literature Through Nazi Eyes

Author : G H Atkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136960369

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German Literature Through Nazi Eyes (RLE Responding to Fascism) by G H Atkins Pdf

The influence of Nazism on German culture was a key concern for many Anglo-American writers, who struggled to reconcile the many contributions of Germany to European civilization, with the barbarity of the new regime. In German Literature Through Nazi Eyes, H.G. Atkins gives an account of how the Nazis undertook a re-evaluation of German literature, making it sub-ordinate to their own interests. All reference to Jewish writers and influence was virtually eliminated, and key writers such as Goethe and Lessing were re-interpreted. What was left was a military history that was avowedly militant and propagandist.

Author : Eycke Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Children
ISBN : 059544704X

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Eyes Are Watching, Ears Are Listening by Eycke Strickland Pdf

With skill, sensitivity, and spirit, Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening tells the story of Eycke Strickland's unusual childhood in the Third Reich. In beautiful prose, the author relates fascinating memories of a large, loving, and unconventional family in pre-war Germany and in war-time (German-annexed) Poland. Strickland's evocative anecdotes and candid commentary paint a richly-layered portrait of family ties and tensions, on the one hand, and of childhood adventures and anxieties, on the other. Simultaneously, the book contributes to our understanding of life and death under National Socialism. From the viewpoint of a young, but perceptive, daughter in an anti-Nazi family, we learn about relations between Germans and Jews, Germans and Poles, and ordinary Germans and Nazi officials in a Polish town located close to Auschwitz. Above all, we are introduced to a courageous family that resisted a criminal regime and survived total war. Strickland's father, Karl Laabs, rescued many Jews from deportation to Auschwitz. Her mother's civil treatment of Poles led to repeated threats from Nazi stalwarts. Their resilient children helped the family endure a terrible time. This poignant, informative memoir deserves a wide readership. -Donna Harsch, Ph.D., author of German Social Democracy and The Rise of Nazism, and Revenge of the Domestic: Women, the Family, and Communism in the German Democratic Republic.

Author : Kathy Kacer
Publisher : Second Story Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781772600414

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To Look a Nazi in the Eye by Kathy Kacer Pdf

The true story of nineteen-year-old Jordana Lebowitz’s time at the trial of Oskar Groening, known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", a man charged with being complicit in the deaths of more than 300,000 Jews. A granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Jordana was still not prepared for what she would see and hear. Listening to Groening’s testimony and to the Holocaust survivors who came to testify against him, Jordana felt the weight of being witness to history – a history that we need to remember now more than ever.

Author : Philipp Schott
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781773056999

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The Willow Wren by Philipp Schott Pdf

The touching and nuanced portrait of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany through the eyes of a resourceful German boy. Ludwig is an odd and introverted child, growing up in Hitler’s Germany. While Ludwig’s father, Wilhelm, is a senior Nazi and a true believer, Ludwig escapes the unfolding catastrophe by withdrawing into nature and books. Eventually, when the Allied bombing campaign intensifies, Ludwig is sent to a Hitler Youth camp, where his oddness makes him a target for bullying. As the war turns against Germany, the Hitler Youth camp becomes ever more severe and militaristic, and the atmosphere spirals towards chaos. After the Nazis abandon the camp, Ludwig returns home, and his father is presumed dead. With Ludwig’s mother descending into depression, the 11-year-old bears increasing responsibility for the survival of the family as starvation sets in under Russian occupation. Soon, it will be impossible to leave the Russian zone, so Ludwig decides that he must rally his despondent mother and lead her and his three younger siblings in an escape attempt to the west. Based on a true story, The Willow Wren is a unique, touching exploration of extremism, resilience, and the triumph of the small.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015021765147

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The Journal of Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charlotte Self
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997896116

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The Hitler Years Through the Eyes of a Child by Charlotte Self Pdf

How a young German girl grew up to be a Resistance worker under her mother's careful watch in the Hitler Years of WWII.

Author : Debbie Pinfold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Children in literature
ISBN : 0191697486

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The Child's View of the Third Reich in German Literature by Debbie Pinfold Pdf

Examining the ways in which German authors have used the child's perspective to present the Third Reich, this study considers whether the device is an evasive strategy, a means of gaining new insights or a means of discovering a new language

Author : Ronald Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1965-01-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521051339

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The German Tradition in Literature 1871-1945 by Ronald Gray Pdf

For Dr Gray German literature since 1871 has been dominated by one intellectual trend: the tendency to think in polar opposites which are felt to be both diametrically opposed and yet capable of fusion, of synthesis. In tracing this trend in literature, he is led to enquire how far the same preoccupations were linked with the German history of the time. In short, did the main literary tradition help to create an atmosphere in which the tyranny of 1933 to 1945 could establish itself. In this 1965 text, Dr Gray uses a combination of broad survey and detailed analysis. The opening chapters isolate and define the tradition, and in a wide sweep show its influence wherever it is to be found in modern German literature, relating it to contemporary events. There are detailed studies of Thomas Mann and Rilke, Hofmannsthal's Der Schwierige and English resistance to German literature.

Author : M. Epstein
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1512 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230270732

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The Statesman's Year-Book by M. Epstein Pdf

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Author : Julia Boyd
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681778433

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Travelers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd Pdf

Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler—one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere.These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes, and its ultimate destruction.

Author : Günter Berghaus
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781785330476

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Fascism and Theatre by Günter Berghaus Pdf

Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars waged against other countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the strategies of persuasion employed by the regimes to win over the masses for their cause. Among these, fascist propaganda has traditionally been seen as the key means of influencing public opinion. Only recently has the "fascination with Fascism" become a topic of enquiry that has also formed the guiding interest of this volume: it offers, for the first time, a comparative analysis of the forms and functions of theater in countries governed by fascist or para-fascist regimes. By examining a wide spectrum of theatrical manifestations in a number of States with a varying degree of fascistization, these studies establish some of the similarities and differences between the theatrical cultures of several cultures in the interwar period.

Author : Julia Boyd,Angelika Patel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781639363797

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A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd,Angelika Patel Pdf

An intimate portrait of German life during World War II, shining a light on ordinary people living in a picturesque Bavarian village under Nazi rule, from a past winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History. Hidden deep in the Bavarian mountains lies the picturesque village of Oberstdorf—a place where for hundreds of years people lived simple lives while history was made elsewhere. Yet even this remote idyll could not escape the brutal iron grip of the Nazi regime. From the author of the international bestseller Travelers in the Third Reich comes A Village in the Third Reich, shining a light on the lives of ordinary people. Drawing on personal archives, letters, interviews and memoirs, it lays bare their brutality and love; courage and weakness; action, apathy and grief; hope, pain, joy, and despair. Within its pages we encounter people from all walks of life – foresters, priests, farmers and nuns; innkeepers, Nazi officials, veterans and party members; village councillors, mountaineers, socialists, slave labourers, schoolchildren, tourists and aristocrats. We meet the Jews who survived – and those who didn’t; the Nazi mayor who tried to shield those persecuted by the regime; and a blind boy whose life was judged "not worth living." This is a tale of conflicting loyalties and desires, of shattered dreams—but one in which, ultimately, human resilience triumphs. These are the stories of ordinary lives at the crossroads of history.

Author : W. H. Bruford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429774911

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Theatre, Drama and Audience in Goethe's Germany by W. H. Bruford Pdf

First published in 1950. This present work examines the political, economic and social condition of Germany on literature, particular drama, in the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-centuries. The author explores drama both in its passive and active relations with the life of the time and with the theatre, the medium without the aid of which the possibilities of the drama as an art form remain only half realised. This title will be of interest to students of literature, drama, and theatre studies.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136960161

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Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism 12 volume set by Various Pdf

A set of titles regarding fascisim in Germany, Italy and Spain in the mid-twentieth century.

Author : James Sidney Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Germans
ISBN : 0853688311

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World War Two Through German Eyes by James Sidney Lucas Pdf

Explains the social, economic, and military phenemena of the Nazi regime.