Klemperer Online

Klemperer Online

Klemperer Online

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Description:

The complete, unabridged and edited diaries (1918–1959) of the Romance philologist Victor Klemperer described the process of the Jews’ deprivation of rights, his personal thoughts and reactions, and at the same time documented everyday life from the Weimar Republic to the early GDR.  Exclusive and unabridged in the database:

  • Klemperer’s reflections on Germany and Judaism, humanism and barbarism, and antisemitism.
  • Available to researchers for the first time: Klemperer’s entries in the run up to Lingua tertii imperii and preliminary work for his history of French literature.
  • Detailed film notes on 750 films, accompanied by a separate filmography: a treasure trove for cineastes.
  • Detailed accounts of Klemperer’s numerous trips, which give striking contemporary descriptions of destinations such as France, Italy, and China.

Note: Click on Content in the left-hand panel to browse.  USe Google translate to convert into English.

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31/07/2019.

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