Banned in Berlin
Literacy Censorship in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Berghahn Books
Published:1st Mar '09
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Imperial Germany's governing elite frequently sought to censor literature that threatened established political, social, religious, and moral norms in the name of public peace, order, and security. It claimed and exercised a prerogative to intervene in literary life that was broader than that of its Western neighbors, but still not broad enough to prevent the literary community from challenging and subverting many of the social norms the state was most determined to defend. This study is the first systematic analysis in any language of state censorship of literature and theater in imperial Germany (1871-1918). To assess the role that formal state controls played in German literary and political life during this period, it examines the intent, function, contested legal basis, institutions, and everyday operations of literary censorship as well as its effectiveness and its impact on authors, publishers, and theater directors.
"There has long been a need for a comprehensive, reliable English-language account of censorship in Imperial Germany. This task has now been accomplished in this superbly researched and spritely written volume, which synthesizes the fruits of decades of research in numerous German archives and comprehensive reading of German and other secondary sources." * Robert Justin Goldstein, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Oakland University and Research Associate at the Center for Russian & E. European Studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. This is a smart, shrewd, well-observed study of censorship in Imperial Germany that illuminates broad aspects of German society and its political and religious divisions. A very deft, intelligent analysis.A" * Peter Fritzsche, University of Illinois - a comprehensive survey of censorship of literature and the stage spanning the years 1871 to 1918. It is truly a scholarly 'life's work,' and there is no volume like it, even in the German language. Banned in Berlin is the product of prodigious research: not only does it cover the relevant printed sources, but it draws upon a wealth of unpublished materials from numerous archives scattered across Germany.A" * Peter Jelavich, Johns Hopkins University
ISBN: 9781845455705
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316 pages