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Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies [First, Second, and Third] (1912)
In 1912, during an extended stay at the home of Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis-Hohenlohe, the Castle Duino near Trieste, Rainer....
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Otto Brahm, "The People’s Free Stage" (1890)
The Freie Volksbühne [“People’s Free Stage”] was founded in March 1890 as a proletarian theater by Bruno Wille (1860-1928). It was designed as a “social democratic” form of theater to cater....
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Oskar Panizza, The Council of Love (1895)
Oskar Panizza (1854-1921) was jailed for writing the play The Council of Love (1895), a scathing critique of the Catholic Church, which was first performed only at the end of his lifetime.....
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Preservation and Nature Conservation: Law against the Deformation of Villages and Regions with Exceptional Landscapes (July 15, 1907)
Historic preservation and nature conservation were two powerful forces that went hand-in-hand in Wilhelmine Germany. During this period, a number of associations and clubs were founded to protect....
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Paul Schultze-Naumburg and the Domestic Appreciation of Art (1900)
The improvement of everyday life was a prominent concern among educators in Wilhelmine Germany. In 1900, Paul Schultze-Naumburg (1869-1949), a teacher, architect, graphic artist, and critic, led....
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"Vigor and Beauty": Monthly Magazine of the Society for Physical Culture (1906)
The improvement of everyday life was a matter of great concern in Wilhelmine society. Nudism and physical fitness found support in associations and clubs like the Society for Physical Culture. Many....
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Julius Langbehn, Rembrandt as Educator (1890)
Julius Langbehn (1851-1907) earned a doctorate in art history and archaeology in 1880 but never managed to secure a university position – a situation no doubt attributable to his difficult personality,....
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Ferdinand Tönnies, Community and Society (1887). Preface to the 2nd edition (1912)
The excerpt that follows is from the preface to the second edition (1912) of a classic text by sociologist Ferdinand....
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Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905)
Trained as a lawyer, Max Weber (1864-1920) was a political economist and one of the founders of modern sociology. In....
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Georg Simmel, "The Metropolis and Mental Life" (1903)
Georg Simmel (1858-1918) was a singular figure in the German intellectual landscape. An active member....
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