Degeneration by Max Simon Nordau
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"Degeneration" by Max Nordau is a two-volume work of social criticism published in 1892–1893. Nordau attacks what he considers degenerate art and analyzes late nineteenth-century social phenomena like rapid urbanization. Trained as a physician, he argues that degeneration is a mental illness requiring therapy, examining artists from Oscar Wilde to Richard Wagner as case studies. His controversial concept of "Degenerate Art" would later be seized upon by the Nazi Party, though critics
like Sigmund Freud contested his theories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Nordau, Max Simon, 1849-1923 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Entartung. English |
| Title | Degeneration |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degeneration_(Nordau) |
| Credits |
Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | CB: History: History of civilization |
| Subject | Comparative literature |
| Subject | Degeneration |
| Subject | Europe -- Intellectual life |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 51161 |
| Release Date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2219 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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