Carl E. Schorske
Carl Emil Schorske was an American cultural historian and professor emeritus at Princeton University. He was known for his work on the history of Vienna and his book 'Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture,' which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1981.
Books
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1. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna
Politics and Culture
"Fin-de-Siècle Vienna" is a collection of seven independent essays that explore the political, intellectual, and artistic life of Vienna at the end of the 19th century. The book delves into the dramatic cultural transformations that occurred during this period, including the rise of modernism, the influence of psychoanalysis, and the political turmoil that led to World War I. The author provides a detailed analysis of the works of key figures from this era, such as Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Schoenberg, and discusses how their contributions reflected and shaped the social and political realities of the time.
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