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Tyrants Writing Poetry
Engelsk
Bogcover for Tyrants Writing Poetry af , 9789633862025
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
286
ISBN-13:
9789633862025
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
9633862027
Udg. Dato:
10 nov 2017
Størrelse i cm:
15,8 x 23,1 x 2,2
Oplagsdato:
10 nov 2017
Paperback 2017
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Why do tyrants - of all people - often have poetic aspirations? Where do terror and prose meet? This book contains nine case studies that compare the cultural history of totalitarian regimes. The essays focus not on the arts, literature or architecture but on the phenomenon that many of history''s great despots considered themselves talented writers. By studying the artistic ambitions of Nero, Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, Saparmurat Niyazov and Radovan Karadzic, the authors explore the complicated relationship between poetry and political violence, and provide a fascinating look at the aesthetic dimensions of total power. The essays make an important contribution to a number of fields: the study of totalitarian regimes, cultural studies, and biographies of 20th century leaders. They underscore the frequent correlation between tyrannical governance and an excessive passion for language, and demonstrate that the combination of artistic and political charisma is often effective in the quest for absolute power.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
286
ISBN-13:
9789633862025
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
9633862027
Udg. Dato:
10 nov 2017
Størrelse i cm:
15,8 x 23,1 x 2,2
Oplagsdato:
10 nov 2017
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