Berlin has been the focal scene of some of the most dramatic and
formative events of the twentieth century. Through periods of
decadence, fascism, war, partition and reunification, it has seen
both extraordinary constraint and creativity. Andrew Webber
explores the cultural topography of Berlin and considers the city
as key capital of the twentieth century, reflecting its history,
its traumas and its achievements. He shows how its spaces and
buildings participate in the drama by analysing how they are
represented in literature and film. Taking his methodology from
Walter Benjamin, Webber presents bold readings of works synonymous
with Berlin, with authors from Bertolt Brecht and Franz Kafka to
Christa Wolf, and directors from Walther Ruttmann to Rainer Werner
Fassbinder and Wim Wenders. Across this range of material,
twentieth-century Berlin is seen to be as ambivalent as it is
fascinating.
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