1914 – Turn of an Era
Artists, writers, and thinkers in World War I
The unique diagnosis of an era Many german-speaking artists and literary figures cheered when the war broke out in 1914. Philosophers, historians, and theologians also tried to assign the war a higher meaning. It was interpreted as an intellectual and cultural dispute with enemies and as a chance for a renewal of society. But during the course of the war, the number of critical voices increased. With the help of numerous original texts, the historian Steffen Bruendel shows how developments that continue to have an effect even today got started in artistic, social and in the political circles. The result is a fascinating look on the World War I era as a time of changing of ideas – and an extraordinary reading experience.
Steffen Bruendel, PhD, born in 1970, is a German historian and has been working as a scientific and cultural manager for several foundations and companies since 1999. Additionally, he was a lecturer at the universities of Bielefeld and Bochum, Germany. He mainly researches und publishes in the field of World War I history and European post-war order.
The unique diagnosis of an era Many german-speaking artists and literary figures cheered when the war broke out in 1914. Philosophers, historians, and theologians also tried to assign the war a higher meaning. It was interpreted as an intellectual and cultural dispute with enemies and as a chance for a renewal of society. But during the course of the war, the number of critical voices increased. With the help of numerous original texts, the historian Steffen Bruendel shows how developments that continue to have an effect even today got started in artistic, social and in the political circles. The result is a fascinating look on the World War I era as a time of changing of ideas – and an extraordinary reading experience.
Steffen Bruendel, PhD, born in 1970, is a German historian and has been working as a scientific and cultural manager for several foundations and companies since 1999. Additionally, he was a lecturer at the universities of Bielefeld and Bochum, Germany. He mainly researches und publishes in the field of World War I history and European post-war order.
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