| A Degenerate World Contributor(s): Rozbicka, Elena (Editor), Wolff-Powęska, Anna (Other), Korecki, Tristan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 3631642873 ISBN-13: 9783631642870 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $73.31 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Eastern Europe - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 940.28 |
| LCCN: 2016016578 |
| Series: Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memor |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 207 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modernism and pessimism seem to go hand in hand. What are the sources of the historical pessimism we see in the legions of writers and thinkers over the past three centuries who saw modern civilization as degenerate and despicable, happily marching to its own doom? Why did so many educated and intelligent people despise the innovations that were the work of their contemporaries? This book focuses on English and Polish thought during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a time of relative political stability and great success in science and industry, when many nevertheless voiced concern that Europe is moving in the wrong direction, to its own destruction. After WWI, these warnings became even more dire and have left their mark on the European culture of our times. |