Karl Kraus: Apocalyptic Satirist - Culture and Catastrophe in Hapsburg Vienna: Apocalyptic Satirist: Culture and Catastrophe in Habsburg Vienna - Softcover

Timms, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300044836 ISBN 13: 9780300044836

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1989

Synopsis

This is a fascinating study of the life and work of Karl Kraus, brilliant Austrian writer, satirist and personality of fin de siecle Vienna. This encyclopaedic study of his life, his work and his generation will be of great interest to both the enthusiast and the general student of European culture. Drawing on unfamiliar sources, Edward Timms analyses Kraus's involvement in the fundamental ideological issues of his time, and shows that Kraus's political position - caught between traditional Habsburg loyalties and new democratic commitments - was far more complex than has previously been suspected. 'A major landmark in Kraus studies, and an important contribution to our understanding of the culture of the early twentieth century. It abounds in discoveries and insights.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'Timm's lucid prose, his masterly organization of the voluminous material he treats, his excellent translations of the documents he cites and his broad, readable portrayal of Viennese fin-de-siecle culture makes this study accessible to the average reader and a pleasure for the literary professional ... An example of German studies at its best.' European Studies Journal 'This study, which takes us to the end of the Great War, is unquestionably the most detailed and thoughtful book about him in amy language. Edward Timms' account skilfully interweaves his life, times and work.' The Listener 'Timms successfully weaves a colourful, and thoroughly researched and documented account of essential cultural currents in Habsburg Vienna around his central figure. Copious illustrations and photographs enhance a most enjoyable text, making this an ideal introduction to Kraus and his work.' Choice Edward Timms is lecturer in German at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College.

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Review:

'...Timms has completed his magnum opus...In delineating Kraus's world with such masterly care, he has illuminated a whole society'. -- Nigel Jones, Literary Review, December/January 2005/6

'...a considerable achievement...His command of his subject's subtle and allusive prose is impressive.' -- Joe Bord, The Jewish Chronicle, 20th January 2006

'...not only a magisterial exploration of the entire interwar period, but a monument of scrupulous yet deeply engaged scholarship.' -- Times Literary Supplement, December 2005

About the Author:

Edward Timms is Research Professor in History at the Centre for German-Jewish Studies, University of Sussex and a Life Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He has a special interest in Austrian Jewish cultural history and is best known for volume one of Karl Kraus: Apocalyptic Satirist, Culture and Catastrophe in Habsburg Vienna (ISBN 030004483 6, paperback). In 2002 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for History of the Social Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0300044836
• ISBN 13: 9780300044836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460