Name that -ism!
Emphasis on the imaginative, persona, and transcendental. A revival of the gothic and freedom of poetic form.
Romanticism
Goethe
Explain briefly: Leidenschaft
I believe there should be holy war against yoga classes.
Herzog : )
What are the names of the capitals of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria?
Berlin, Bern, Vienna
Not an -ism per se, but pertinent to modern German literature: Lots of emotion and protest against old (previous generation) values. Feelings were seen as potential fuel for societal change.
Sturm und Drang - Storm and Stress
The fifth symphony
Beethoven
Explain briefly: Waldeinsamkeit
Experience of being alone in the forest. Literary motif and religious idea. The concept signifies the special role of the forest as an other to society - scary, but peaceful. It is an ideal place for lonesome introspection.
When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.
Merkel
In what years did WWI and II take place?
WWI: 1914-1918
WWII: 1939-1945
Garish colors, extreme angles, and distorted views dominate both literary and visual representations of this -ism.
Expressionism
The Excursion of the Dead Girls
Anna Seghers
Ohrwurm
'Ear worm' - a song that gets stuck in your head.
Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.
Herzog : )
In what city and palace did the proclamation of the German Empire take place?
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles (same place where Germany was later forced to sign the treaty of Versailles after losing WWI)
The two -isms separated by the iron curtain.
Capitalism (commercialism/liberalism) vs. Communism (socialism)
Der Sandmann
ETA Hoffmann
Fernweh
An aching (weh) desire to be elsewhere, far away (fern).
Few people have the imagination for reality.
Goethe!
In what year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
Not an -ism per se, but relevant to the modern era: thinkers of this tradition believed that liberty was a human right. At the same time, their ideas also provided a rationale for cultural hierarchy.
Enlightenment
The Queen's Son
Bettina von Arnim
"ich bin ein Berliner"
John F. Kennedy's 1963 speech confirming support of the US for West Germany after the Soviet erection of the Wall.
None are more hopelessly enslaved hat those who falsely believe they are free.
Goethe!
In what year was the German Empire founded?
1871