The Muses Flee Hitler: Cultural Transfer And Adaptation 1930-1945
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A landmark work of cultural history, The Muses Flee Hitler: Cultural Transfer and Adaptation 1930–1945 chronicles the sweeping exodus of European artists, intellectuals, musicians, and scholars who fled Nazi persecution and resettled primarily in the United States during one of history's darkest periods. Edited by Jarrell C. Jackman and Carla M. Borden, the volume presents a rich collection of essays that detail how this forced migration fundamentally transformed American cultural and intellectual life, transplanting the creative energies of figures from Thomas Mann to Bertolt Brecht onto new soil. The contributors argue that the refugee experience was not merely one of loss and displacement, but also of remarkable adaptation and cross-cultural fertilization, as émigré thinkers reshaped fields ranging from architecture and film to philosophy and the visual arts. Written with scholarly rigor yet accessible prose, the work illustrates the profound and lasting impact that political catastrophe can have on the global movement of ideas, ultimately reframing the tragedy of exile as an unexpected catalyst for cultural renewal.
Author: Jarrell C. Jackman And Carla M. Borden
Format: Paperback
Published: 1983, Smithsonian Institution Press
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of cultural history, The Muses Flee Hitler: Cultural Transfer and Adaptation 1930–1945 chronicles the sweeping exodus of European artists, intellectuals, musicians, and scholars who fled Nazi persecution and resettled primarily in the United States during one of history's darkest periods. Edited by Jarrell C. Jackman and Carla M. Borden, the volume presents a rich collection of essays that detail how this forced migration fundamentally transformed American cultural and intellectual life, transplanting the creative energies of figures from Thomas Mann to Bertolt Brecht onto new soil. The contributors argue that the refugee experience was not merely one of loss and displacement, but also of remarkable adaptation and cross-cultural fertilization, as émigré thinkers reshaped fields ranging from architecture and film to philosophy and the visual arts. Written with scholarly rigor yet accessible prose, the work illustrates the profound and lasting impact that political catastrophe can have on the global movement of ideas, ultimately reframing the tragedy of exile as an unexpected catalyst for cultural renewal.