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| - | "On April 1, 1899, Kraus renounced [[Judaism]], and in the same year he founded his own newspaper, ''[[Die Fackel]]'' (''The Torch''), which he continued to direct, publish, and write until his death, and from which he launched his attacks on [[hypocrisy]], [[psychoanalysis]], [[political corruption|corruption]] of the [[Habsburg|Habsburg empire]], [[nationalism]] of the [[pan-German]] movement, [[laissez-faire]] economic policies, and numerous other subjects." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| “In the early years of this century,” writes [[Hartl]], “Sigmund Freud and Karl Kraus were something like ''[[dioscuri]]'', twin-like in their bearing and destiny, and far ahead of their time in their moral and other views”.--''[[Karl Kraus and the Critics]]'' (1997) by Harry Zohn | “In the early years of this century,” writes [[Hartl]], “Sigmund Freud and Karl Kraus were something like ''[[dioscuri]]'', twin-like in their bearing and destiny, and far ahead of their time in their moral and other views”.--''[[Karl Kraus and the Critics]]'' (1997) by Harry Zohn | ||
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| - | "[[Karl Kraus (writer)|Karl Kraus]], an Austrian satirist, was the subject of a book written by noted [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] author [[Thomas Szasz]]. The book ''Anti-Freud: Karl Kraus's Criticism of Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry'', originally published under the name ''[[Karl Kraus and the Soul Doctors]]'' (1976), portrayed Kraus as a harsh critic of [[Sigmund Freud]] and of [[psychoanalysis]] in general. Other commentators, such as [[Edward Timms]], author of ''Karl Kraus – Apocalyptic Satirist'', have argued that Kraus respected Freud, though with reservations about the application of some of his theories, and that his views were far less black-and-white than Szasz suggests." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | '''Karl Kraus''' (April 28, 1874 – June 12, 1936) was an [[Austrian writer]] and [[journalism|journalist]], known as a [[German satire|satirist]], essayist, [[aphorism|aphorist]], playwright and poet. He is regarded as one of the foremost German-language satirists of the 20th century, especially for his witty criticism of the press, [[Germany|German]] culture, and German and Austrian politics. | + | ''[[Karl Kraus and the Critics]]'' (1997) is a book by [[Harry Zohn]]. |
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| - | == Selected works == | + | |
| - | * ''Die demolierte Literatur'' [Demolished Literature] (1897) | + | |
| - | * ''Eine Krone für Zion'' [A Crown for Zion] (1898) | + | |
| - | * ''Sittlichkeit und Kriminalität'' [Morality and Criminal Justice] (1908) | + | |
| - | * ''Sprüche und Widersprüche'' [Sayings and Contradictions] (1909) | + | |
| - | * ''Die chinesische Mauer'' [The Wall of China] (1910) | + | |
| - | * ''Pro domo et mundo'' [For Home and for the World] (1912) | + | |
| - | * ''Nestroy und die Nachwelt'' [ [[Johann Nestroy|Nestroy]] and Posterity](1913) | + | |
| - | * ''Worte in Versen'' (1916–30) | + | |
| - | * ''Die letzten Tage der Menschheit'' (1918) | + | |
| - | * ''Weltgericht'' [World Court] (1919) | + | |
| - | * ''Nachts'' [At Night] (1919) | + | |
| - | * ''Untergang der Welt durch schwarze Magie'' [The End of the World Through Black Magic](1922) | + | |
| - | * ''Literatur'' (Literature) (1921) | + | |
| - | * ''Traumstück'' [Dream Piece] (1922) | + | |
| - | * ''Die letzten Tage der Menschheit: Tragödie in fünf Akten mit Vorspiel und Epilog'' [The Last Days of Mankind: Tragedy in Five Acts with Preamble and Epilogue] (1922) | + | |
| - | * ''Wolkenkuckucksheim'' [Cloud Cuckoo Land] (1923) | + | |
| - | * ''Traumtheater'' [Dream Theatre] (1924) | + | |
| - | * ''Epigramme'' [Epigrams] (1927) | + | |
| - | * ''Die Unüberwindlichen'' [The Insurmountables] (1928) | + | |
| - | * ''Literatur und Lüge'' [Literature and Lies] (1929) | + | |
| - | * ''Shakespeares Sonette'' (1933) | + | |
| - | * ''Die Sprache'' [Language] (posthumous, 1937) | + | |
| - | * ''Die dritte Walpurgisnacht'' [The Third Walpurgis Night] (posthumous, 1952) | + | |
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| - | Some work has been re-issued in recent years: | + | |
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| - | * ''Die letzten Tage der Menschheit'', Bühnenfassung des Autors, 1992 Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-22091-8 | + | |
| - | * ''Die Sprache'', Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37817-1 | + | |
| - | * ''Die chinesische Mauer'', mit acht Illustrationen von Oskar Kokoschka, 1999, Insel, ISBN 3-458-19199-2 | + | |
| - | * ''Aphorismen. Sprüche und Widersprüche''. Pro domo et mundo. Nachts, 1986, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37818-X | + | |
| - | * ''Sittlichkeit und Krimininalität'', 1987, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37811-2 | + | |
| - | * ''Dramen. Literatur, Traumstück, Die unüberwindlichen u.a.'', 1989, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37821-X | + | |
| - | * ''Literatur und Lüge'', 1999, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37813-9 | + | |
| - | * ''Shakespeares Sonette'', Nachdichtung, 1977, Diogenes, ISBN 3-257-20381-0 | + | |
| - | * ''Theater der Dichtung mit Bearbeitungen von Shakespeare-Dramen'', Suhrkamp 1994, ISBN 3-518-37825-2 | + | |
| - | * ''Hüben und Drüben'', 1993, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37828-7 | + | |
| - | * ''Die Stunde des Gerichts'', 1992, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37827-9 | + | |
| - | * ''Untergang der Welt durch schwarze Magie'', 1989, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37814-7 | + | |
| - | * ''Brot und Lüge'', 1991, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37826-0 | + | |
| - | * ''Die Katastrophe der Phrasen'', 1994, Suhrkamp, ISBN 3-518-37829-5 | + | |
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| - | == Works in English translation == | + | |
| - | * ''The Last Days of Mankind: a Tragedy in Five Acts'' (1974), an abridgement tr. Alexander Gode and Sue Allen Wright | + | |
| - | * ''In These Great Times: A Karl Kraus Reader'' (1984), ed. Harry Zohn, contains translated excerpts from ''Die Fackel'', including poems with the original German text alongside, and a drastically abridged translation of ''The Last Days of Mankind''. | + | |
| - | * ''Anti-Freud: Karl Kraus' Criticism of Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry'' (1990) by Thomas Szasz contains Szasz's translations of several of Kraus' articles and aphorisms on psychiatry and psychoanalysis. | + | |
| - | * ''Half Truths and One-and-a-Half Truths: selected aphorisms'' (1990) translated by Hary Zohn. Chicago ISBN 0226452689. | + | |
| - | * ''Dicta and Contradicta'', tr. Jonathan McVity (2001), a collection of aphorisms. | + | |
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