Name: Embracing Democracy: Hermann Broch, Politics and Exile, 1918 to 1951
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Author: Hermand, Jost ; Wallace, Donald L.
ISBN: 9783034307703

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Embracing Democracy: Hermann Broch, Politics and Exile, 1918 to 1951

Type

Physical Book

Author

Donald L. Wallace

Illustrated by

Jost Hermand

Publisher

Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

268

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.40 kg.

ISBN13

9783034307703

Synopsis "Embracing Democracy: Hermann Broch, Politics and Exile, 1918 to 1951"

Hermann Broch wrote two of the most significant novels of German modernism, The Sleepwalkers and The Death of Virgil, which established his importance to German literature. His writings on democracy, mass delusion and internationalism are more obscure. Embracing Democracy examines the central political, social and psychological tenets of Broch's concept of total democracy as an expression of the synthesis of his European intellectual development - his Viennese Bildung - and his new position as an exile from fascism. This book chronicles Broch's experiences from the founding of the Austrian First Republic to his exile in the United States (1918 to 1951). The author traces two seemingly contradictory narratives in Broch's political consciousness. On the one hand, Broch held an intellectual position in his post-exile political theory that was consistent with the philosophy of history, psychology and epistemology of his Viennese milieu. On the other hand, he significantly reconceived the utility of politics for his theory of value construction, while also becoming more involved in political activism. This book provides new perspectives on the work of Hermann Broch beyond his literary oeuvre and offers insights into the development of political theory among exiled European intellectuals in the United States.

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