Overview

Victor Klemperer (1881-1960) was Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. As a Jew, he was removed from his university post in 1935, only surviving thanks to his marriage to an Aryan. First published in 1957, The Language of the Third Reich arose from Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture. As Klemperer writes: 'It isn't only Nazi actions that have to vanish, but also the Nazi cast of mind, the typical Nazi way of thinking, and its breeding ground: the language of Nazism.' This brilliant book is by turns entertaining and profound, saddening and horrifying. It is deservedly one of the great twentieth-century studies of language and its engagement with history. Translated by Dr Martin Brady.

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Author:   Victor Klemperer ,  Martin Brady
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780826491305

ISBN 10:   0826491308
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. LTI; 2. Prelude; 3. Distinguishing feature: poverty; 4. Partenau; 5. From the diary of the first year; 6. The first three words of the Nazi language; 7. Aufziehen; 8. Ten years of fascism; 9. Fanatical; 10. Autochthonous writing; 11. Blurring the boundaries; 12. Punctuation; 13. Names; 14. Kohlenklau; 15. Knif; 16. On a single working day; 17. System versus organization; 18. I believe in him; 19. Personal pronouncements as an LTI as a revision book; 20. What remains?; 21. German roots; 22. A sunny Weltanschauung; 23. If two people do the same thing...; 24. Cafe Europa; 25. The star; 26. The Jewish war; 27. The Jewish spectacles; 28. The language of the victor; 29. Zion; 30. The curse of the superlative; 31. From the great movement forward...; 32. Boxing; 33. Gefolgschaft; 34. The one syllable; 35. Running hot and cold; 36. Putting the theory to the test.

Reviews

'A brilliantly conceived analysis that sought to crystallise the meaning of Nazism from its official language.' Gordon A. Craig, Stanford University

Author Information

Victor Klemperer, a front-line veteran of the First World War, became Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. He was taken from his university in 1935 because he was Jewish, and only survived because of his marriage to an Aryan.

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