Böcker av Egon Friedell

This book is a survey of poetry throughout history, from ancient Greek epics to modernist works of the early 20th century. Friedell explores the historical and cultural contexts in which each poet wrote, and provides close readings and analyses of their most significant works. The book is a unique and insightful exploration of the art of poetry.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Egon Friedell (1878-1938) war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Kulturphilosoph, Religionswissenschaftler, Historiker, Dramatiker, Theaterkritiker, Journalist, Schauspieler, Kabarettist und Conférencier. Aus dem Buch: "Aber der Zeitreisende war durch die Abenteuer seiner Fahrt in die Zukunft mißtrauisch und nüchtern geworden. Er verwies auf die großen Gefahren einer solchen Unternehmung. Zunächst sei es völlig unsicher, ob er nicht in eine Eisperiode gelangen und sogleich bei seiner Ankunft jämmerlich erfrieren würde, denn die einzelnen Abschnitte des Jura ließen sich bei dem heutigen Stande der Wissenschaft nur mit einer Genauigkeit von zwei- bis dreimalhunderttausend Jahren berechnen. Also sei vielleicht das Turmzimmer seines Laboratoriums, in dem die Zeitmaschine steht, bei seiner Landung ein Eisblock und er mitten drin! (Ich brauche wohl kaum daran zu erinnern, daß sich die Zeitmaschine nur in der Früherspäterdimension bewegt, der Ort, an dem sie sich befindet, aber stets der gleiche bleibt.) Ja, wer verbürge ihm, ob er überhaupt auf Festland träfe? Wisse man denn auch nur annähernd, wie die Gegend von Richmond in der Jurazeit ausgesehen habe? Vielleicht war sie ein Golfstrom, vierhundert Meter unter dem Meeresspiegel. Vielleicht aber auch das Kerngebiet eines aktiven Kraters."

Presents a key figure in the flowering of Viennese culture between the two world wars. This title claims that three main streams pervade the eighteenth century: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Classicism.

Following an opening essay on cultural history and why it should be studied, this volume begins with an analysis of the transformation of the Medieval mind as it evolved from the Black Death to the Thirty Years War. It also provides a biographical sketch of Friedell and his cultural milieu and analyzes his place in intellectual history.

Focuses on a journey of Descartes, as well as Freud and the psychoanalytical movement. This title includes a series of performances, starting with the birth of the man of the Modern Age, followed by flowering of this epoch, and concludes with the death of the Modern Age. It covers the period from Bismarck's generation to World War I.

Volume three of A Cultural History of the Modern Age finishes a journey that begins with Descartes in the first volume and ends with Freud and the psychoanalytical movement in the third volume.

This is the second volume of Friedell's monumental A Cultural History of the Modern Age. A key figure in the flowering of Viennese culture between the two world wars, this three volume work is considered his masterpiece.

Historian, philosopher, critic, playwright, journalist, and actor, Egon Friedell was a key figure in the extraordinary flowering of Viennese culture between the two world wars