Poetry in the Service of Politics - The Case of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany (Hardcover, New edition)

This book analyzes the ideology-based reception of Adam Mickiewicz in Communist Poland and of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in East Germany, the dynamics of that process and the strategies used to exploit the iconic status of the poets for the purpose of reaffirming the legitimacy of the new system. The basic question tackled here concerns the similarities and differences between the Polish and German styles of harnessing poets into the service of politics. These issues are presented in view of the cultural and political life, i.e. public appearances by prominent politicians and culture activists, Marxist history of literature and literary works that ennobled Mickiewicz and Goethe in a hagiographic manner.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studien zur Kulturellen und Literarischen Kommunismusforschung, 2
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Anna Artwinska
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-62920-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	3-631-62920-6
Barcode:	9783631629208

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