Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History

ISBN-13: 9780521407274 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 284 str.

Steven Beller

Opis

This book studies the role played by Jews in the explosion of cultural innovation in Vienna at the turn of the century, which had its roots in the years following the Ausgleich of 1867 and its demise in the sweeping events of the 1930s.

Recenzje

'The book blossoms into a lucid, intellectual study, culminating in a discussion of the ethical links between the work of Arnold Schonberg, Karl Kraus and Ludwig Wittgenstein … the argument is exciting.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

List of tables; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Jews in Viennese Culture and Society: The Statistical Perspective: 1. Who was a Jew in Vienna at the turn of the century?; 2. How Jewish was fin-de-siècle Vienna?; 3. The social context; 4. Education and class - the position of the Jews in Viennese society; Part II. The Jewish Background to Viennese Culture: 5. Jewish consciousness: Jewish mind?; 6. The distance from tradition; 7. Education; 8. Ethics and the individual; 9. The Enlightenment; 10. German culture; 11. Vienna; 12. Antisemitism; 13. The ethics of outsiders: the cultural response; Conclusion: Vienna and the Jews in perspective; Bibliography; Index.