Carl E. Schorske
Carl E. Schorske was an American cultural historian and professor emeritus at Princeton University. He was born on March 15, 1915, and passed away on September 13, 2015. Schorske is best known for his book 'Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture', which won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. His work focused on the history of culture and ideas, particularly in relation to Vienna and the beginning of the 20th century. Schorske's interdisciplinary approach combined history, politics, and psychoanalysis to explore the cultural dynamics of modernism.
Books
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1. Fin-de-Siècle Vienna
"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.
