Satire and Society in Wilhelmine Germany: Kladderadatsch and Simplicissimus, 1890-1914

The reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II was a transitional period in German history when the traditions of the nineteenth century were coming into conflict with the emerging cultural, social, and political patterns of the twentieth century. The resulting tensions were clearly reflected in the period's leading satirical journals, Kladderadatsch and Simplicissimus. Both journals appealed to a diverse middle-class readership and attracted widespread attention through their flamboyant and sometimes scurrilo

Author: Ann Taylor Allen
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780813151007
ISBN10: 0813151007
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | German
- Literary Criticism | Humor
- History | Europe | Germany

About the Author

Ann Taylor Allen is associate professor of history at the University of Louisville.

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