Max Hodann – a teacher of holistic view: about the reformer of the 1920s and his representation in the novel “Die Ästhetik des Widerstands“ by Peter W Cover Image

Max Hodann - ein Lehrer des ganzheitlichen Blicks: zur historischen Person des Reformers der 1920er Jahre und seiner Darstellung in der „Ästhetik des
Max Hodann – a teacher of holistic view: about the reformer of the 1920s and his representation in the novel “Die Ästhetik des Widerstands“ by Peter W

Author(s): Marita Meyer
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with Max Hodann, physician, sexual reformer and socialist of the 1920s and member of European resistance against fascism, and his representation in the novel “Die Ästhetik des Widerstands“ by Peter Weiss. In his novel Peter Weiss has reminded to a nearly forgotten victim of persecution in Nazi time. There already exist studies on the figure Hodann as an undogmatic socialist. This article focuses on the holistic view of the figure. This view is rooted in the historical person and becomes a paradigm for looking at political und cultural issues throughout the novel. The connections between body and spirit, reason and emotion, handcraft and intellect are drawn on different levels and concerning different topics

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 87-103
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: German