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<p>The association of Nazism with the symbol of ultimate evil - the devil - can be found in the works of Klaus and Thomas Mann, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Rolf Hochhuth. He appears either as Satan of the Judeo-Christian tradition, or as Goethe's Mephisto. The devil is not only a metaphor, but a central part of the historical analysis. Barasch-Rubinstein looks into this phenomenon and analyzes the premise that the image of the devil had a substantial impact on Germans' acceptance of Nazi ideas. His

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Author

Barasch Rubinstein, Emanuela

Publisher

De Gruyter De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783110379389

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-25