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Berlin Alexanderplatz - Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture (Paperback)
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Berlin Alexanderplatz - Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture (Paperback)
Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism, 37
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This fascinating exploration of a work that was the epitome of
German literary modernism illuminates in chilling detail the death
of the Weimar Republic's left-leaning culture of innovation and
experimentation. Peter Jelavich examines Alfred Doblin's "Berlin
Alexanderplatz" (1929), a novel that questioned the autonomy and
coherence of the human personality in the modern metropolis, and
traces the radical discrepancies that came with its adaptation into
a radio play (1930) and a film (1931). Jelavich explains these
discrepancies by examining not only the varying demands of genre
and technology but also the political and economic contexts of the
media - in particular, the censorship practices in German radio and
film.His analysis culminates in a richly textured discussion of the
complex factors that led to the demise of Weimar culture, as Nazi
intimidation and the economic strains of the Depression induced
producers to depoliticize their works. Jelavich's book becomes a
cautionary tale about how fear of outspoken right-wing politicians
can curtail and eliminate the arts as a critical counterforce to
politics - all in the name of entertainment.
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