The Apocalypse in GermanyUniversity of Missouri Press, 2000 - 437 páginas Originally published in German in 1988, The Apocalypse in Germany is now available for the first time in English. A fitting subject for the dawn of the new millennium, the apocalypse has intrigued humanity for the last two thousand years, serving as both a fascinating vision of redemption and a profound threat. 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 de siècle 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 the riddles of Germany's turbulent history and examines the profile of German culture, particularly in the past century. |
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List of Illustrations | 1 |
Or What Ernst Toller Connects with John of Patmos | 11 |
Is the New Jerusalem a Utopia? | 19 |
Illustrations | 25 |
Can the Apocalypse Be Secularized? | 36 |
Symbols and Experiences | 50 |
The Apocalyptic View of History | 65 |
A Structures | 67 |
Aesthetics of the Apocalypse | 211 |
Forms | 213 |
Torrents of Mud and Crystal | 217 |
Max Beckmann Scene from the Destruction of Messina | 221 |
Dramatic | 237 |
Consolation and Agitation | 259 |
Representations | 275 |
Franz von Stuck War | 289 |
History Has No Meaning Therefore It Must Be Destroyed | 68 |
History Must Have Meaning So Meaning Is Created | 87 |
Lucas Cranach the ElderAtelier The Babylonian Whore | 94 |
World History Is the Last Judgment | 106 |
B Movements | 120 |
The Birth of Nationalism from the Spirit of the Apocalypse | 123 |
From Holy Spirit to National Spirit | 130 |
Protest and Futility | 142 |
The Apocalypse of 1914 | 154 |
Sieg Heil | 169 |
Johnson The New Phoenix | 181 |
The Spirit of Utopia | 184 |
Ludwig Meidner Horrors of War | 304 |
Shaping the Shapeless | 308 |
Elk Eber The Last Hand Grenade | 319 |
Redemption through Art | 321 |
Surrender of the Imagination? | 337 |
Transformation and Revolt | 363 |
Lust for Power and the Spirit of Sacrifice | 375 |
The Last and the First | 397 |
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