Fin-De-Siècle Vienna: Politics And Culture
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A landmark work of cultural history, Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture chronicles the explosive intellectual and artistic transformation of Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. Carl E. Schorske argues that the collapse of Austrian liberalism gave birth to a dazzling new modernism, as thinkers and artists turned inward to create radical new visions of politics, art, and the human psyche. The book presents vivid portraits of towering figures — including Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, and Theodor Herzl — illustrating how each responded to the political and social upheavals of their era. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible elegance, it details the interconnected crises of an empire in decline, revealing how Vienna became the crucible of the modern world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1981, this work remains an essential and authoritative study of modernism's origins.
Author: Carl E. Schorske
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good / tanned. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of cultural history, Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture chronicles the explosive intellectual and artistic transformation of Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. Carl E. Schorske argues that the collapse of Austrian liberalism gave birth to a dazzling new modernism, as thinkers and artists turned inward to create radical new visions of politics, art, and the human psyche. The book presents vivid portraits of towering figures — including Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, and Theodor Herzl — illustrating how each responded to the political and social upheavals of their era. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible elegance, it details the interconnected crises of an empire in decline, revealing how Vienna became the crucible of the modern world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1981, this work remains an essential and authoritative study of modernism's origins.