The anti-journalist : Karl Kraus and Jewish self-fashioning in fin-de-siècle Europe / Paul Reitter.

Author/creator Reitter, Paul
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Descriptionxii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Kraus, Karl, 1874-1936--Political and social views.
Jews--Identity. --Europe. --History. --19th century.
Antisemitism in the press--Europe. --History. --19th century.
German literature--Jewish authors. --History and criticism.
Jewish press--Europe. --History. --19th century.
Jewish journalists--Europe. --History. --19th century.

Contents All that is solid melts into ink -- German Jews and the writing of modern life -- Karl Kraus and the Jewish self-hatred question -- Mirror-man -- Messianic journalism? Benjamin and Scholem read Die Fackel -- Conclusion: The afterlife of anti-journalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
LCCN 2007020594
ISBN9780226709703 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226709701 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PT 2621.R27 Z765 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold