Language of the Third Reich: LTI - Lingua Tertii Imperii: LTI -- Lingua Tertii Imperii: A Philologist's Notebook - Brossura

Klemperer, Victor

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ISBN 10: 0826491308 ISBN 13: 9780826491305

Casa editrice: Continuum, 2006

Riassunto

Victor Klemperer (1881-1960) was Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. As a Jew, he was removed from his university post in 1935, only surviving thanks to his marriage to an Aryan.
First published in 1957, The Language of the Third Reich arose from Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture. As Klemperer writes: 'It isn't only Nazi actions that have to vanish, but also the Nazi cast of mind, the typical Nazi way of thinking, and its breeding ground: the language of Nazism.'

This brilliant book is by turns entertaining and profound, saddening and horrifying. It is deservedly one of the great twentieth-century studies of language and its engagement with history.

Translated by Dr Martin Brady.

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Recensione

'A brilliantly conceived analysis that sought to crystallise the meaning of Nazism from its official language.' --Gordon A. Craig, Stanford University

L'autore

Victor Klemperer, a front-line veteran of the First World War, became Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. He was taken from his university in 1935 because he was Jewish, and only survived because of his marriage to an Aryan.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Continuum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0826491308
• ISBN 13: 9780826491305
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 284