Language:
French
Year of publication:
1996
Titel der Quelle:
Etudes Inter-Ethniques
Angaben zur Quelle:
11 (1996) 41-50
Keywords:
Rosegger, Peter,
;
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
Abstract:
Peter Rosegger was a journalist and poet from Graz. Describes the intellectual atmosphere in Graz in the second half of the 19th century, when pan-Germanist, nationalist, and antisemitic circles gained in strength. Argues that the young Rosegger was not an antisemite, but he became one under the influence of his new friends, the most important of whom was Friedrich von Hausegger, editor of the radical-nationalist "Deutsche Presse". Rosegger founded the journal "Der Heimgarten", in which he published articles defending Jews as human beings but criticizing their vices. For this attitude, he was attacked by a group of antisemitic students from Graz. Describes how, despite his humanistic ideas, the atmosphere in Austria in general and in Graz in particular led him to become a pan-Germanist and an antisemite. Explains that this turnaround was possible because Rosegger was not an educated man, never read books, and believed in uncontrolled "instinctive" sentiments. At a certain point in his life he began to believe that antisemitism was necessary for "survival of the German soul".
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