Gottfried Keller

Gordon Alexander Craig

A. Maud Holt

'Green Henry' is a representation of Gottfried Keller's ideals and philosophy that documents the emergence of an artist and the development of a man. Partly autobiographical, the narrative recounts the experiences of the title character ('green' after the color of clothing he always wears) through confinement and ostracism at boarding school, apprenticeship with a painter in Munich, his divided affection for two women, and the acceptance of his duty toward his country and fellow citizens. First published in 1855, and substantially revised in 1879, 'Green Henry' is infused with the author's imaginative responsiveness to beauty and deep understanding of the human soul. Admired by Nietzsche and included by Harold Bloom in 'The Western Canon,' it is one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature.

Green Henry

1640-1945 (Galaxy Books)

The Politics of the Prussian Army

Europe Since 1815

Alexander L. George

Paul Gordon Lauren

Suitable for upper division courses in Diplomatic History, Diplomacy and Statecraft, or history of foreign relations. This title is divided into three parts: the first section is a survey of international history and diplomacy; the second part is about specific problems; and the third explores ethics and other restraints on force and statecraft.

Diplomatic Challenges of Our Time

Force and Statecraft

This is the history of the rise and fall of united Germany, which lasted only 75 years from its establishment by Bismark in 1870, and ended in the rubble of Hitler's regime. Gordon Craig not only analyses the political structures of and the foreign, social, and economic policies of successive governments, but also examines the individuals who dominated the period and the important intellectual and cultural influences at work. His fascinating chapter on the rich diversity of Weimar culture - Mann and Hesse, Marlene Deitrich and film, Brecht, Schonberg, Expressionist art, and the growth of psychoanalytic theory - is proof enough that this is not an ordinary history book.

Germany 1866-1945

Felix Gilbert

The Diplomats, 1919-1939: The thirties

Edward Mead Earle

Military Thought from Machiavelli to Hitler

Makers of Modern Strategy

Nicolas Bouvier

Lionel Gossman

Cover -- Contents -- Geneva, Nicolas Bouvier

History, Culture, and National Identity

Geneva, Zurich, Basel

The Diplomats: 1919-1939: The Thirties

Gordon Craig examines Zurich, the city of the militant religious reformer Huldrych Zwingli, whose centralizing political zeal was harnessed by subsequent generations of Zurichers to lead Switzerland in its modernization. Today's economically powerful Zurich is analyzed in terms of its liberal past as a refuge for political activists and artists, and in terms of its current generational divisions on moral and cultural questions. Finally, Lionel Gossman explores the conciliatory Basel of Erasmus, showing how vigorous independence, resourcefulness, and remembrance of its humanist traditions shaped the city's culture and economy.

History, Culture & National Identity

Selected Essays

War, Politics, and Diplomacy

Gordon Alexander Craig

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