184 Pages
by
Central European University Press
184 Pages
by
Central European University Press
The first book to present the so-called Hitler Library. It sheds new light on the readings of Hitler and on his techniques how to read a book. Hitler presented himself as an ideal reader of Schopenhauer, nevertheless his remarks destroy that image, particularly if we see how he read Ernst Jünger, Richard Wagner, or Paul de Lagarde, and how he reread Mein Kampf.The book describes the gnostic... Read more
Foreword, Chapter 1 Hitler's Erudition and Reading Habits, Chapter 2 Books That Hitler Read: Penciled Notes Attest, Chapter 3 Books That Hitler Read Into, Chapter 4 Books That Hitler Did Not Read (In Depth), Chapter 5 Hitler's Works, Chapter 6 On the Führer's Taste: Artistic Albums and Catalogues, Epilogue, Selected Bibliography, Name Index
Biography
Ambrus Miskolczy is Professor of Cultural History, Head of Department of Romanian Philology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.
