{"product_id":"the-austrian-dimension-in-german-intellectual-history-from-the-enlightenment-to-anschluss-paperback","title":"The Austrian Dimension in German Intellectual History: From the Enlightenment to Anschluss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Luft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing Austrian intellectual life from Maria Theresa to Hitler's annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia, this innovative book offers a precise and engaging account of Austrian intellectual history since the Enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here, David S. Luft begins by locating his narrative in the region known as Cisleithanian Austria, the area to the west of the Leitha River that was the basis for the modern Austrian state after 1740. Chapter 2 provides a history of the German-speaking intellectual life of these central lands of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austria and Bohemia) from the Enlightenment to annexation by Nazi Germany. Chapters 3 to 5 identify the most important philosophers, writers, and social thinkers who contributed to Austrian intellectual life in the period between 1740 and 1938\/1939 and address the intellectual significance of their work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elegantly written and meticulously researched, Luft's book brings out the contributions of major figures such as Wittgenstein, Hofmannsthal, Musil, Kafka, Rilke, and Freud, but also draws attention to less well-known figures such as Bolzano, Brentano, Grillparzer, Stifter, Broch, and Hayek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid S. Luft \u003c\/b\u003eis Horning Endowed Chair in the Humanities (Emeritus) at Oregon State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEros and Inwardness in Vienna: Weininger, Musil, Doderer\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eRobert Musil and the Crisis of European Culture: 1880-1942\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd Ed. 1984). He is also the editor and translator for the volume, \u003ci\u003eHugo von Hofmannsthal and the Austrian Idea: Selected Essays and Addresses, 1906-1927\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), as well as being on the editorial board for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Austrian Studies\/Modern Austrian Literature and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. Luft was also president of the Austrian Studies Association (2012-2014) and Executive Secretary of the Society for Austrian and Habsburg History (2006-2009).\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783509279008,"sku":"9781350202245","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93a7a02c6aec6bff6971dcff9fa68a91.webp?v=1780588646","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-austrian-dimension-in-german-intellectual-history-from-the-enlightenment-to-anschluss-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}