- Summary
- "Between 1918 and 1939 Ernst Toller was one of Germany's prominent left-wing intellectuals, He was a leader of the German Revolution of 1918-1919, famous playwright of the 1920s and best known spokesman against Hitler during the 1930s, writing about a country unsuccessfully balancing between survival and annihilation. This study, the first comprehensive analysis in two decades, shows the influence that intellectuals can have in a troubled society and asks what qualities make leaders effective"-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Ellis, Robert, 1946-
- Published
- Madison [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2013]
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Introduction
The intellectual as critic
"Wandering "
The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism
Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919
"A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years
The critic as exile
Conclusion: what the shadow said.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The intellectual as critic -- "Wandering " -- The attractions of ideology: expressionism and activism -- Revolution of love: Bavaria, 1918-1919 -- "A gentle apostle ": the Weimar years -- The critic as exile -- Conclusion: what the shadow said.
