Fin-De-Siecle Vienna

Politics and Culture (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

By Carl E. Schorske | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

A Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born.

\"Not only is it a splendid exploration of several aspects of early modernism in their political context; it is an indicator of how the discipline of intellectual history is currently practiced by its most able and ambitious craftsmen. It is also a moving vindication of historical study itself, in the face of modernism's defiant suggestion that history is obsolete.\"
-- David A. Hollinger, History Book Club Review

\"Each of [the seven separate studies] can be read separately....Yet they are so artfully designed and integrated that one who reads them in order is impressed by the book's wholeness and the momentum of its argument.\"
-- Gordon A. Craig, The New Republic

\"A profound work...on one of the most important chapters of modern intellectual history\" -- H.R. Trevor-Roper, front page, The New York Times Book Review

\"Invaluable to the social and political historian...as well as to those more concerned with the arts\" -- John Willett, The New York Review of Books

\"A work of original synthesis and scholarship. Engrossing.\"
-- Newsweek

Editions of Fin-De-Siecle Vienna

Hardcover
ISBN 9780394505961
Paperback
ISBN 9780394744780
EBook
ISBN 9780307814517

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A Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born.

\"Not only is it a splendid exploration of several aspects of early modernism in their political context; it is an indicator of how the discipline of intellectual history is currently practiced by its most able and ambitious craftsmen. It is also a moving vindication of historical study itself, in the face of modernism's defiant suggestion that history is obsolete.\"
-- David A. Hollinger, History Book Club Review

\"Each of [the seven separate studies] can be read separately....Yet they are so artfully designed and integrated that one who reads them in order is impressed by the book's wholeness and the momentum of its argument.\"
-- Gordon A. Craig, The New Republic

\"A profound work...on one of the most important chapters of modern intellectual history\" -- H.R. Trevor-Roper, front page, The New York Times Book Review

\"Invaluable to the social and political historian...as well as to those more concerned with the arts\" -- John Willett, The New York Review of Books

\"A work of original synthesis and scholarship. Engrossing.\"
-- Newsweek

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fin-De-Siecle Vienna about?

A Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born.

\"Not only is it a splendid exploration of several aspects of early modernism in their political context; it is an indicator of how the discipline of intellectual history is currently practiced by its most able and ambitious craftsmen. It is also a moving vindication of historical study itself, in the face of modernism's defiant suggestion that history is obsolete.\"
-- David A. Hollinger, History Book Club Review

\"Each of [the seven separate studies] can be read separately....Yet they are so artfully designed and integrated that one who reads them in order is impressed by the book's wholeness and the momentum of its argument.\"
-- Gordon A. Craig, The New Republic

\"A profound work...on one of the most important chapters of modern intellectual history\" -- H.R. Trevor-Roper, front page, The New York Times Book Review

\"Invaluable to the social and political historian...as well as to those more concerned with the arts\" -- John Willett, The New York Review of Books

\"A work of original synthesis and scholarship. Engrossing.\"
-- Newsweek

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Fin-De-Siecle Vienna?

History and Archaeology > History > European history

Where can I read a sample of Fin-De-Siecle Vienna?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780394505961

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Fin-De-Siecle Vienna?

Carl E. Schorske

Who is the Publisher of the book Fin-De-Siecle Vienna?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Fin-De-Siecle Vienna is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394505961) and paperback(ISBN 9780394744780) and ebook(ISBN 9780307814517)

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