Title: Ibsen and Hitler : the playwright, the plagiarist, and the plot for the Third Reich /
Authors: Sage, Steven F., 1947-
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, Knowledge Norwegian drama.; Ibsen, Henrik, Influence.; Norwegian drama History and criticism.; National socialism and literature.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Causes
Abstract: "The author reveals how a series of actions initiated by Hitler align with episodes in three Ibsen scripts, and that Hitler adopted characters as analogs to his own career path."--Publisher's website.
Contents: An enemy of the people -- "Adolf reads Ibsen's dramas in Vienna" -- Peer Gynt, a.k.a. Dietrich Eckart -- The imitation of Christ, et al. -- Connecting the dots: from the Ibsen cult to Hitler -- From Berchtesgaden, a world drama -- An allegory of the times -- Death imitates art: the sacrifice of Geli Raubal -- Fuhrer and Galilean -- Finally, a solution to the "Final Solution" -- The Master Builder -- "Der baumeister ist tot!" (The Master builder is dead!") -- From script to scripture -- a mimetic syndrome -- Judenfrage: Hitler's "Jewish Question" -- Discovering the ur-script.