Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (338 pages)
ISBN:
9781350487970
Serie:
European Studies
Inhalt:
It has often ben suggested that artists and writers in Germany's imperial era shunned social engagement, preferring instead apolitical introspection. However, as Matthew Jefferies reveals, whether one looks at the painters, poets and architects who helped to create an official imperial identity after 1871; the cultural critics and reformers of the later 19th century; or the new generation of cultural producers that emerged in the years around 1900, the social, political and cultural were never far apart. In this attractively illustrated book, Jefferies provides a lively introduction to the principal movements in German high culture between 1871 and 1918, in the context of imperial society and politics. He not only demonstrates that Germany's 'Imperial culture' was every bit as fascinating as the much better known 'Weimar culture' of the 1920s, but argues that much of what came later has origins in the imperial period. Filling a significant gap in the current historiography, this study will appeal to all those with an interest in the rich and diverse culture of Imperial Germany
Anmerkung:
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The Historical Context Official Culture The Gründerzeit Cultural Critics and Revolts 'Wilhelminism' and its Discontents Expressionism, Nationalism and War Endnotes Bibliography Index.
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The cult of heroes -- The hero as painter -- The hero as archaeologist -- The hero as composer -- The hero as statesman -- Realism in Gr{uml}underzeit literature and art -- 4 Cultural Critics and Revolts -- Introduction -- Cultural pessimism -- Naturalism in literature -- Naturalism in painting -- The Secessions -- Jugendstil in applied art and architecture -- Aestheticism in literature and music -- 5 'Wilhelminism' and its Discontents -- Introduction -- Wilhelm II's Kunstpolitik -- Wilhelmine satire -- Wilhelmine reform movements -- Lifestyle reform (Lebensreform) -- Naturism -- Clothing reform
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The restoration of the Imperial Palace in Goslar -- Multi-purpose monuments: Cologne Cathedral and the Hermann Monument -- National monuments in Imperial Germany -- Imperial ceremonial and festival culture -- Building the Empire: imperial architecture from post office to parliament -- 3 The Gr{uml}underzeit -- Introduction -- The search for a national style -- A national language? -- A national architecture -- A preoccupation with history -- Historicism in architecture and design -- The historical novel -- The historical theatre -- The historical pageant -- The historical painting
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Wandervogel and other youth organizations -- Artists' colonies and communities -- The Heimat movement -- Land reform and the garden city movement -- The Werkbund -- Dance and theatre reform -- Conclusion -- The challenge of commercial and popular culture -- 6 Expressionism, Nationalism and War -- Introduction -- Expressionist painting -- Expressionist music -- Expressionist literature -- 'Storm' and 'Action': apocalypse now? -- Nationalism and chauvinism in later Wilhelmine culture -- August 1914 -- Continuities and discontinuities -- Notes -- Bibliography
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781137085306
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781403904201
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781403904218
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Jefferies, Matthew Imperial Culture in Germany, 1871-1918 London : Macmillan Education UK,c2003 ISBN 9781403904201
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-137-08530-6
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