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Jeremy Adler

    October 1, 1947

    Jeremy Adler primarily explores language and its visual and poetic qualities in his work. His writing delves into how words and texts can be not only read but also seen, and how this visual dimension enriches their literary significance. Adler frequently bridges traditional literary forms with contemporary approaches, revealing new layers of meaning for the reader. His own poetry is characterized by a playful engagement with language and a profound contemplation of its essence.

    From Prague Poet to Oxford Anthropologist: Franz Baermann Steiner Celebrated
    After Liberation
    Franz Baermann Steiner
    Marie-Louise von Motesiczky 1906-1996
    The great transformation
    Literatur und Anthropologie
    • Literatur und Anthropologie

      H.G. Adler, Elias Canetti und Franz Baermann Steiner in London

      • 324 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Eine Neuvermessung des Beziehungsnetzes dreier Autoren im Londoner Exil der 1940er und 50er Jahre. Franz Baermann Steiner, H. G. Adler und Elias Canetti lebten in dieser Zeit in London, nachdem sie aus Wien und Prag geflohen waren. Alle drei sind sowohl als Dichter als auch als Anthropologen hervorgetreten, wobei ihre Arbeiten von der deutschen philosophischen Anthropologie der 1920er Jahre und der Kritischen Theorie beeinflusst sind. Steiner forschte über Sklaverei und das Verhältnis von gesellschaftlichem Zusammenhalt und Tabu. Adler entwarf in seinem wegweisenden Werk über Theresienstadt eine soziale Gegenwelt, die die Einschränkung und Expropriation aller Lebenschancen thematisiert. Canetti untersuchte das Verhältnis von Masse und Macht als gesellschaftsbindende Kraft. Neben ihrer theoretischen Arbeit schufen sie auch literarische Werke: Steiner verfasste Hymnen und Langgedichte, Adler schrieb innovative Romane und Lyrik, während Canetti den literarischen Aphorismus als Erkenntnismittel entwickelte. Beiträge von Jeremy Adler, Barbara Hahn, Erhard Schüttpelz, Ruth Vogel-Klein und Hans Dieter Zimmermann beleuchten verschiedene Aspekte ihrer Werke und deren Einfluss auf die Darstellung der Shoa sowie auf sozialtheoretische Fragestellungen.

      Literatur und Anthropologie
    • Franz Baermann Steiner

      A Stranger in the World

      • 308 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Franz Baermann Steiner served as a crucial bridge between Central Europe's intellectual culture and the Oxford Institute of Anthropology during the post-Second World War era. His contributions played a significant role in shaping anthropological discourse and fostering cross-cultural understanding in a time of great upheaval.

      Franz Baermann Steiner
    • After Liberation

      Toward a Sociology of the Shoahselected Essays

      • 210 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Focusing on the experiences of coerced individuals during the Holocaust, this collection showcases H.G. Adler's significant scholarly essays, marking the first English compilation of his work. Building on themes from his groundbreaking study of Theresienstadt, Adler explores concepts such as freedom, enslavement, and the psychological impacts of terror and persecution. Spanning three decades, these essays delve into the complexities of mass society and the profound sense of dread and loneliness faced by victims, contributing to the understanding of the Holocaust's impact on humanity.

      After Liberation
    • The very name of Franz Kafka is synonymous with a nightmare vision of the modern world in which the individual is in a perpetual state of struggle. Some critics believe his greatest influence was his father, a demonic man who called Franz an 'insect'; others believe it was the political climate of fin de siecle Prague. PENGUIN ILLUSTRATED LIVES is a new series of photographic biographies that allows you to step into the world of your favourite writers. Each book contains a brief text (15,000words), integrated with over 100 images, many in colour, allowing an immediate, intimate understanding of their their family, friends, home and their work. Also included are particular visual treats such as first-edition covers, letters etc..

      Kafka