Ibsen and Hitler: The Playwright, the Plagiarist, and the Plot for the Third Reich
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786717130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mimetic Syndrome It could be that Hitler saw or read three plays by Henrik Ibsen and then felt compelled to act them out in his personal and professional life, thus starting World War II and changing world destiny, but I don't believe it, and part of the problem may be in Steven Sage's writing. One falls back on the recursive in discussing IBSEN AND HITLER: THE PLAYWRIGHT, THE PLAGIARIST, AND THE PLOT FOR THE THIRD REICH, largely because there's no other way to discu. Review: Ibsen and Hitler Ibsen and Hitler: The Playwright, the Plagiarist, and the Plot for the Third Reich by Steven F. Sage / Carroll & Graf, New York, 2006 / $27.95IBSEN AND HITLER was thoroughly engrossing. It grabbed hold of me like a snapping turtle and wouldn't let go for a week - I carried it with me to work and read it in traffic, at lunch - I read late into the night so that I was worthless until noon one day - I got the willies during the very intense analysis of . "Must Read!" according to R. Sherwood. Steven F. Sage presents what he calls an audacious new theory about what motivated some crucial aspects of Hitler's madness. He's right, of course, as Ibsen and Hitler: The Playwright, the Plagiarist, and the plot for the Third Reich consists of an utterly new insight into the man who was dictator. That being said, I do find the book to be on the long side, mostly because of more repetition than desired, at least for the casual reader. As a historica
Steven Sage, research fellow at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, reveals that among Hitler’s first crimes was a theft of intellectual property, until now unexamined. The author unveils a historical stunner that has been hiding in plain sight for decades, letting readers connect the dots with him through every step of an unprecedented historical and literary examination.. Sage illuminates an influence impelling Hitler’s master plan: his culling of language and phrasing from one of Europe’s greatest writers, Henrik Ibsen. The traces of this uncredited borrowing are found in the Führer’s incendiary utterances, and in Mein Kampf. Indeed, Sage shows that the blueprint for the Third Reich was scripted from a trio of works by Henrik Ibsen who had a cult following in 1920s Germany
Holocaust Memorial Museum, reveals that Hitler's life followed a "script" based on his reading of three Ibsen plays—An Enemy of the People, The Master Builder and Emperor and Galilean. From Publishers Weekly Sage, a former research fellow at the U.S. He paraphrased their lines and restaged highlights of their plots while assigning himself the starring role in this grand drama. Even so, the book is well placed to benefit from this year being the centenary of Ibsen's death and the increased attention that entails. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Sometimes, Sage nails his target, and he is always interesting on the Nazis' obse