German Encounters with Modernism, 18401945 by Peter Paret

German Encounters with Modernism, 18401945 by Peter Paret

In German Encounters with Modernism, Peter Paret traces the reception of modern art, from the 1840s through the Nazi era, through the lens of social and political developments in Germany. Addressing broad cultural topics, such as the early history of Expressionism, the role of anti-Semitism in German reactions to modernism, the impact of World War I on the arts, and the function of art, both as a political target and a political weapon, it also includes new interpretations of the work of artists such as the sculptor Ernst Barlach. Based on archival discoveries, this study combines a strong narrative approach with interdisciplinary analysis. It opens different perspectives on the history of German art in a critically important, and ultimately tragic period of German history.

'This latest volume is a worthy addition, informed throughout by a deep and humane understanding of the political, the intellectual, the symbolic and the visual' Burlington Magazine

Peter Paret is an emeritus professor at the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies. German Encounters with Modernism, 1840-1945 (Cambridge University Press 2001); An Artist Against the Third Reich: Ernst Barlach, 1933-1938 (Cambridge University Press 2003); and The Cognitive Challenge of War (Princeton University Press 2009), the 2008 Lees Knowles Lectures at Cambridge University. He received the Historical Society's 2010 Jack Miller Center Award for his work on Marc Bloch and Clausewitz, Two Historians on Defeat.

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ISBN 13	9780521794565
ISBN 10	0521794560
Title	German Encounters with Modernism, 18401945
Author	Peter Paret
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2001-02-19
Number of pages	294
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