Description: Arbeit Macht Frei/ Representations and Meanings in Art, Hardcover by Brutin, Batya, ISBN 3111153118, ISBN-13 9783111153117, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The origin of the phrase Arbeit Macht Frei is in the name of a novel from 1873 written by German philologist and novelist Lorenz Diefenbach (1). The Weimar Republic's government and the Nazi regime adopted this phrase. The Nazis placed it on several camps' gateways as misdirection, with contempt and irony, to instill false hopes in the prisoners' minds and prevent resistance and insurrection. This book focuses on the various representations, meanings, and interpretations of the image 'Arbeit Macht Frei' in artworks. Among the artists are Holocaust survivors, second-generation descendants of Holocaust survivors, and others. They have used the inscription as a motif from a personal or general point of view to convey political statements and messages, or to present values, morals, or universal perceptions. The origin of the phrase 'Arbeit Macht Frei' is in the name of a novel from 1873 written by German philologist and novelist Lorenz Diefenbach (1). The Weimar Republic's government and the Nazi regime adopted this phrase. The Nazis placed it on several camps' gateways as misdirection, with contempt and irony, to instill false hopes in the prisoners' minds and prevent resistance and insurrection. This book focuses on the various representations, meanings, and interpretations of the image 'Arbeit Macht Frei' in artworks. Among the artists are Holocaust survivors, second-generation descendants of Holocaust survivors, and others. They have used the inscription as a motif from a personal or general point of view to convey political statements and messages, or to present values, morals, or universal perceptions.
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Book Title: Arbeit Macht Frei/ Representations and Meanings in Art
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Publication Name: 'arbeit Macht Frei' : Representations and Meanings in Art
Language: English
Publisher: DE Gruyter, Inc.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), General, History / General
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Author: Batya Brutin
Subject Area: Art
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6.9 in
Format: Hardcover
