A German Officer in Occupied Paris : : The War Journals, 1941-1945 / / Ernst Jünger.
Ernst Jünger was one of twentieth-century Germany’s most important—and most controversial—writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war’s horrors even as he extolled its glories. As a Wehrmacht captain durin...
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Jünger, Ernst, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut A German Officer in Occupied Paris : The War Journals, 1941-1945 / Ernst Jünger. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2019] ©2018 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- TRANSLATORS’ PREFACE -- 1. FIRST PARIS JOURNAL -- 2. NOTES FROM TH E CAUCASUS -- 3. SECOND PARIS JOURNAL -- 4. KIRCHHORST DIARIES -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY OF PROPER NAMES -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Ernst Jünger was one of twentieth-century Germany’s most important—and most controversial—writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war’s horrors even as he extolled its glories. As a Wehrmacht captain during World War II, Jünger faithfully kept a journal in occupied Paris and continued to write on the eastern front and in Germany until its defeat—writings that are of major historical and literary significance.Jünger’s Paris journals document his Francophile excitement, romantic affairs, and fascination with botany and entomology, alongside mystical and religious ruminations and trenchant observations on the occupation and the politics of collaboration. While working as a mail censor, he led the privileged life of an officer, encountering artists such as Céline, Cocteau, Braque, and Picasso. His notes from the Caucasus depict the chaos after Stalingrad and atrocities on the eastern front. Upon returning to Paris, Jünger observed the French resistance and was close to the German military conspirators who plotted to assassinate Hitler in 1944. After fleeing France, he reunited with his family as Germany’s capitulation approached. Both participant and commentator, close to the horrors of history but often distancing himself from them, Jünger turned his life and experiences into a work of art. These wartime journals appear here in English for the first time, giving fresh insights into the quandaries of the twentieth century from the keen pen of a paradoxical observer. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024) Authors, German 20th century Diaries. HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh Hansen, Abby J., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Hansen, Thomas S., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Neaman, Elliot, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 9783110651959 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English 9783110610765 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 9783110664232 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural and Area Stud. 2019 English 9783110610369 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural and Area Studies 2019 9783110606348 ZDB-23-DKU print 9780231127400 https://doi.org/10.7312/jung12740 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231548380 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231548380/original |
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