LEADER 02316cam a2200409 i 4500001 238448 005 20240621195849.0 008 140624s2013 nju b 000 0deng 010 2013026716 020 9781611476354 |q(cloth) 020 1611476356 |q(cloth) 035 (OCoLC)ocn852829923 035 238448 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dOCLCO |dBDX |dCDX |dIUL |dCHVBK |dYBM |dLHM 050 00 PT2642.O65 |bZ654 2013 100 1 Ellis, Robert, |d1946- 245 10 Ernst Toller and German society : |bintellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 / |cRobert Ellis. 246 30 Intellectuals as leaders and critics, 1914-1939 264 1 Madison [New Jersey] : |bFairleigh Dickinson University Press, |c[2013] 300 ix, 239 pages ; |c24 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references. 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 505 0 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. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Toller, Ernst, |d1893-1939 |xPolitical and social views. 650 0 Intellectuals |zGermany |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Politics and literature |zGermany |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Dramatists, German |y20th century |vBiography. 650 0 Authors, German |y20th century |vBiography. 651 0 Germany |xPolitics and government |y1918-1933. 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 852 0 |bstacks |hPT2642.O65 |iZ654 2013