| Poetry in the Service of Politics: The Case of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany Contributor(s): Artwinska, Anna (Other), Artwinska, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631629206 ISBN-13: 9783631629208 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $88.41 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 891.851 |
| LCCN: 2015014311 |
| Series: Studien Zur Kulturellen Und Literarischen Kommunismusforschu |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyzes the ideology-based reception of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany, the dynamics of that process and the strategies used to exploit the iconic status of the poets for the purpose of reaffirming the legitimacy of the new system. The basic question tackled here concerns the similarities and differences between the Polish and German styles of harnessing poets into the service of politics. These issues are presented in view of the cultural and political life, i.e. public appearances by prominent politicians and culture activists, Marxist history of literature and literary works that ennobled Mickiewicz and Goethe in a hagiographic manner. |