Karl Kraus and the Discourse of Modernity

by Ari Linden

Book Overview

Ari Linden's Karl Kraus and the Discourse of Modernity reconsiders the literary works of the Viennese satirist, journalist, and playwright Karl Kraus (1874-1936). Combining close readings with intellectual history, Linden shows how Kraus's two major literary achievements (The Last Days of Mankind and The Third Walpurgis Night) and his adaptation of The Birds by Aristophanes (Cloudcuckooland) address the political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810141620
• ISBN13: 9780810141629
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"