Tyrants Writing Poetry

by Albrecht Koschorke and Konstantin Kaminskij

Why do tyrants - of all people - often have poetic aspirations? Where do terror and prose meet? This book contains nine case studies that compare the cultural history of totalitarian regimes. The essays focus not on the arts, literature or architecture but on the phenomenon that many of history's great despots considered themselves talented writers.

By studying the artistic ambitions of Nero, Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9633862027
• ISBN13: 9789633862025
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher