Out of a Gray Fog
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-3685-0 (ISBN)
“As to Europe—keep it in a gray, ominous, evil fog.”—Ayn Rand (1905–1982) thus commented on the role of Europe in her key novel, Atlas Shrugged (1957). The same could be said of the way Europe features in her own biography and in the general perception of her persona. Even though Rand was born in pre-revolutionary Russia, she is nowadays considered anAmerican phenomenon, whose reach ends at the Atlantic shore. This book lifts the "gray fog" cast over her relationship with Europe, retracing the changing perception of the continent in both her fiction and thought. Her apparent lack of success with European readers is often explained by allegedly different reading tastes. However, a look at her publication history and reception shows that many factors played a role why her work found fewer European than US readers. Finally, an archipelago of European readers and admirers emerges which is testament to Rand's impact on European art and politics.
Claudia Franziska Brühwiler holds a doctorate in Political Science and a venia legendi (PD; Privatdozentin) in American Studies from the University of St.Gallen where she teaches U.S. politics, history, and culture.
Introduction: All-American Rand?
Chapter 1: Writer, Philosopher, Icon, Dime-Store Ideologue? Categorizing Rand
Chapter 2: Choosing America, Being European
Chapter 3: “A Huge Cemetery”: Russia as Dystopia
Chapter 4: Rand’s Europe: From Utopia to a “State-worshipping Culture”
Chapter 5: Kantian Evils and Aristotelian Misunderstandings: Randian Usage of European Philosophy
Chapter 6: Lost in Translation: Publishing Rand in Europe
Chapter 7: Tea Party Icon and Capitalist Porn: Rand in the European Media
Chapter 8: A European Collective? Randian Thought across the Atlantic
Chapter 9: Critical Reflections: Rand through the Lens of European Artists
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.07.2021 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Politics, Literature, & Film |
| Zusatzinfo | 4 b/w illustrations; 1 graphs; |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 658 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-3685-0 / 1793636850 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-3685-0 / 9781793636850 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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