Springer International Publishing Ag - Fairy Tales And Fables From Weimar Days Collected Utopian Tales / New And Revised Edition - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This book is a collection of traditional German fairy tales and fables deliberately transformed into utopian narratives and social commentary by political activists in the Weimar Republic (1919 - 1933). Against a backdrop of financial and political instability widespread homelessness and the reformation of public institutions numerous gifted writers such as Berta Lask Kurt Schwitters Hermynia zur M hlen Oskar Maria Graf Bruno Sch nlank and Joachim Ringelnatz responded to the need for hope among the common people by creating fairy tales and fables that offered a new and critical vision of social conditions. Though many of their tales deal with the grim situation of common people and their apparent helplessness they are founded on the principle of hope. This revised edition includes over 50 illustrations by contemporary international artists who reveal how similar the Weimar conditions were to the conditions in which we presently live. In this respect the Weimar fairy tales and fables have not lost their spirit and significance.
Title: Fairy Tales And Fables From Weimar Days Collected Utopian Tales / New And Revised Edition
Brand: Springer International Publishing Ag
Barcode: 9783319692746
Pages: 250 Pages, 64 Illustrations, Black And White; X, 250 P. 64 Illus.
Publication Date: 2/26/2018
Category: Folklore, Myths & Legends