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- catalog abstract ""A cross-disciplinary study, The Apocalypse in Germany analyzes fundamental aspects of the apocalypse as a religious, political, and aesthetic phenomenon. Author Klaus Vondung draws from religious, philosophical, and political texts, as well as works of art and literature. Using classic Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts as symbolic and historical paradigms, Vondung determines the structural characteristics and the typical images of the apocalyptic worldview. He clarifies the relationship between apocalyptic visions and utopian speculations and explores the question of whether modern apocalypses can be viewed as secularizations of the Judeo-Christian models." "Examining sources from the eighteenth century to the present, Vondung considers the origins of German nationalism, World War I, National Socialism, and the apocalyptic tendencies in Marxism as well as German literature - from the fin di siecle to postmodernism. His analysis of the existential dimension of the apocalypse explores the circumstances under which particular individuals become apocalyptic visionaries and explains why the apocalyptic tradition is so prevalent in Germany." "The Apocalypse in Germany offers an interdisciplinary perspective that will appeal to a broad audience. This book will also be of value to readers with an interest in German studies, as it clarifies that riddles of Germany's turbulent history and examines the profile of German culture, particularly in the past century."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Apokalypse in Deutschland. English".
- catalog contributor b11547406.
- catalog coverage "Germany History Philosophy.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""A cross-disciplinary study, The Apocalypse in Germany analyzes fundamental aspects of the apocalypse as a religious, political, and aesthetic phenomenon. Author Klaus Vondung draws from religious, philosophical, and political texts, as well as works of art and literature. Using classic Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts as symbolic and historical paradigms, Vondung determines the structural characteristics and the typical images of the apocalyptic worldview. He clarifies the relationship between apocalyptic visions and utopian speculations and explores the question of whether modern apocalypses can be viewed as secularizations of the Judeo-Christian models." "Examining sources from the eighteenth century to the present, Vondung considers the origins of German nationalism, World War I, National Socialism, and the apocalyptic tendencies in Marxism as well as German literature - from the fin di siecle to postmodernism. His analysis of the existential dimension of the apocalypse explores the circumstances under which particular individuals become apocalyptic visionaries and explains why the apocalyptic tradition is so prevalent in Germany." "The Apocalypse in Germany offers an interdisciplinary perspective that will appeal to a broad audience. This book will also be of value to readers with an interest in German studies, as it clarifies that riddles of Germany's turbulent history and examines the profile of German culture, particularly in the past century."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Approaches -- How Exciting the Vision of the New World Is! Or, What Ernst Toller Connects with John of Patmos -- Is the New Jerusalem a Utopia? -- Can the Apocalypse Be Secularized? -- Symbols and Experiences -- The Apocalyptic View of History -- Structures -- History Has No Meaning; Therefore, It Must Be Destroyed -- History Must Have Meaning, So Meaning Is Created -- "World History Is the Last Judgment" -- Movements -- The Birth of Nationalism from the Spirit of the Apocalypse -- From Holy Spirit to National Spirit -- Protest and Futility -- "Our Army and Navy Are Also a Spiritual Power": The Apocalypse of 1914 -- An Epilogue--"German Spirit: Sieg Heil!" -- The Spirit of Utopia -- Aesthetics of the Apocalypse -- Forms -- Images: Torrents of Mud and Crystal -- Style: Dramatic -- Rhetoric: Consolation and Agitation -- Representations -- Dreams of Death and Destruction -- "If War Came! Oh, for Something Higher ... ": Visions of the New Man -- Shaping the Shapeless -- "Paradise Is Won in Every Form": Redemption through Art -- Surrender of the Imagination? -- The Existential Apocalypse -- Transformation and Revolt -- Lust for Power and the Spirit of Sacrifice -- The Last and the First.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-424) and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 437 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0826212921 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng ger".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog spatial "Germany History Philosophy.".
- catalog spatial "Germany".
- catalog spatial "Germany.".
- catalog subject "943/.001 21".
- catalog subject "Apocalyptic art Germany.".
- catalog subject "Apocalyptic literature.".
- catalog subject "DD97 .V6613 2000".
- catalog subject "German literature History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "History Religious aspects Christianity.".
- catalog subject "Nationalism Germany History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Approaches -- How Exciting the Vision of the New World Is! Or, What Ernst Toller Connects with John of Patmos -- Is the New Jerusalem a Utopia? -- Can the Apocalypse Be Secularized? -- Symbols and Experiences -- The Apocalyptic View of History -- Structures -- History Has No Meaning; Therefore, It Must Be Destroyed -- History Must Have Meaning, So Meaning Is Created -- "World History Is the Last Judgment" -- Movements -- The Birth of Nationalism from the Spirit of the Apocalypse -- From Holy Spirit to National Spirit -- Protest and Futility -- "Our Army and Navy Are Also a Spiritual Power": The Apocalypse of 1914 -- An Epilogue--"German Spirit: Sieg Heil!" -- The Spirit of Utopia -- Aesthetics of the Apocalypse -- Forms -- Images: Torrents of Mud and Crystal -- Style: Dramatic -- Rhetoric: Consolation and Agitation -- Representations -- Dreams of Death and Destruction -- "If War Came! Oh, for Something Higher ... ": Visions of the New Man -- Shaping the Shapeless -- "Paradise Is Won in Every Form": Redemption through Art -- Surrender of the Imagination? -- The Existential Apocalypse -- Transformation and Revolt -- Lust for Power and the Spirit of Sacrifice -- The Last and the First.".
- catalog title "Apokalypse in Deutschland. English".
- catalog title "The apocalypse in Germany / Klaus Vondung ; translated from the German by Stephen D. Ricks.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".