Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 /
Ellis, Robert, 1946-
Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / Intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 Robert Ellis. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The intellectual as critic -- "Wandering " : the prewar years, 1889-1914 -- The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism -- Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919 -- "A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years -- The critic as exile -- Conclusion: what the shadow said.
"Between 1918 and 1939 Ernst Toller was one of Germany's prominent left-wing intellectuals, He was a leader of the German Revolution of 1918-1919, famous playwright of the 1920s and best known spokesman against Hitler during the 1930s, writing about a country unsuccessfully balancing between survival and annihilation. This study, the first comprehensive analysis in two decades, shows the influence that intellectuals can have in a troubled society and asks what qualities make leaders effective"--
9781611476361 (electronic bk.) 1611476364 (electronic bk.)
Toller, Ernst, 1893-1939 --Political and social views.
Politics and literature--History--Germany--20th century.
Dramatists, German--20th century--Biography.
Authors, German--20th century--Biography.
DRAMA / Continental European
Intellectuals--History--Germany--20th century.
Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.
Electronic books.
PT2642.O65 / Z654 2013eb
832/.912
Ernst Toller and German society : intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / Intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 Robert Ellis. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The intellectual as critic -- "Wandering " : the prewar years, 1889-1914 -- The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism -- Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919 -- "A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years -- The critic as exile -- Conclusion: what the shadow said.
"Between 1918 and 1939 Ernst Toller was one of Germany's prominent left-wing intellectuals, He was a leader of the German Revolution of 1918-1919, famous playwright of the 1920s and best known spokesman against Hitler during the 1930s, writing about a country unsuccessfully balancing between survival and annihilation. This study, the first comprehensive analysis in two decades, shows the influence that intellectuals can have in a troubled society and asks what qualities make leaders effective"--
9781611476361 (electronic bk.) 1611476364 (electronic bk.)
Toller, Ernst, 1893-1939 --Political and social views.
Politics and literature--History--Germany--20th century.
Dramatists, German--20th century--Biography.
Authors, German--20th century--Biography.
DRAMA / Continental European
Intellectuals--History--Germany--20th century.
Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.
Electronic books.
PT2642.O65 / Z654 2013eb
832/.912