Weimar Culture - Peter Gay

Category: Adults, History, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Gemany Inter-war Nazi Post-war Pre-war Ww1 Weimar WW2

Written by Peter Gay
Read by James Anderson Foster
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

A seminal work as melodious and haunting as the era it chronicles.

First published in 1968, Weimar Culture is one of the masterworks of Peter Gay’s distinguished career. A study of German culture between the two wars, the book brilliantly traces the rise of the artistic, literary, and musical culture that bloomed ever so briefly in the 1920s amid the chaos of Germany’s tenuous post-World War I democracy, and crashed violently in the wake of Hitler’s rise to power. Despite the ephemeral nature of the Weimar democracy, the influence of its culture was profound and far-reaching, ushering in a modern sensibility in the arts that dominated Western culture for most of the 20th century. Vivid and highly engaging, Weimar Culture is the finest introduction for the casual listener and historian alike.