Title: German expressionism and the Messianism of a generation /
Authors: Anderson, Lisa Marie.
Publisher: Rodopi,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Barlach, Ernst, Criticism and interpretation.; Kaiser, Georg, Criticism and interpretation.; Toller, Ernst, Criticism and interpretation.; Werfel, Franz, Criticism and interpretation.; Barlach, Ernst,; Kaiser, Georg,; Toller, Ernst,; Werfel, Franz,; German drama History and criticism.; Expressionism in literature.; Messianism in literature.; National socialism and literature; Expressionism in literature; German drama; Messianism in literature; National socialism and literature; Germany
Contents: Introduction : Expressionism as a "Literature of Redemption" -- chap. 1. Jewish messianism and the philosophy of the expressionist era -- chap. 2. The Hebrew scriptures and Jewish messianism in expressionist literature -- chap. 3. The 'Judeo-Christian' dialectic in the expressionist era -- chap. 4. Birth and rebirth in Christianity and expressionism -- chap. 5. The mission and passion of expressionist messianism -- chap. 6. The culmination of expressionist messianism : apocolypse -- Conclusion : Expressionism as literature of the unredeemed.