| The Margins of Dictatorship: Assent and Dissent in the Work of Guenter Eich and Bertolt Brecht Contributor(s): Reiss, Hans S. (Other), Yates, W. E. (Other), Philpotts, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 303910022X ISBN-13: 9783039100224 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $119.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Literary Criticism | European - German - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 830.935 |
| Series: Britische Und Irische Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Lite |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study the author elaborates a comparative framework for analysing literary texts from the Third Reich and the GDR in terms of the extent of assent and/or dissent expressed through them towards the National Socialist and SED regimes. The author maps out areas of similarity and difference in the workings of cultural policy in the two dictatorships. In the second part of the study, G nter Eich's work for the Nazi radio system and Bertolt Brecht's cultural activities in the GDR act as case studies to illuminate the patterns of interdependent assent and dissent generated under the conditions of dictatorship. |