Kraus, Karl 1874-1936

The Kraus project essays by Karl Kraus. Transl. and annotated by Jonathan Franzen ... and additional notes from Paul Reitter ... - Bilingual ed., 1. ed. - 318 S. Ill.

Text in dt. und engl., Erläuterungen nur in engl. Sprache

Texts by Karl Kraus -- Heine and the consequences -- Nestroy and posterity -- Afterword to Heine and the consequences -- Between two strains of life: final word -- You shouldn't ask. Franzen presents new translations and annotations of the work of early twentieth-century satirist Karl Kraus, who, via his self-published magazine Die Fackel, "attacked the popular media's manipulation of reality, the dehumanizing machinery of technology and consumer capitalism, and the jingoistic rhetoric of a fading empire"--Dust jacket flap

9780374182212 (hardcover)


Essays--Essays / German language materials / Bilingual

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