Podcasts that mention 📚 Stefan Zweig by Stefan Zweig Symposium

The great Viennese writer Stefan Zweig, who killed himself in 1942, left behind a memoir called 'The World of Yesterday.' It is a heartbreaking book about a Vienna that, in retrospect, didn't stand a chance.

The podcast host discusses a memoir by the great Viennese writer Stefan Zweig, entitled 'The World of Yesterday.' This poignant work reflects on a lost Vienna and its rich history.

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So my sense is that Vienna, before World War I, was like that. That's certainly the impression I get from reading Stefan Zweig's 'The World of Yesterday.' I mean, there was a lot of disruption in the visual arts especially; you know, Egon Schiele's extremely intense and very sexualized paintings, which landed him in prison for a bit.

The podcast host reflects on his impression of Vienna before World War I, which is reinforced by reading Stefan Zweig's book, 'The World of Yesterday.'

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This is what Stefan Zweig writes about 'The World of Yesterday'—even more so in retrospect, because, of course, post-war Vienna, 1918, was so appalling, anything before then looked like a golden age.

The podcast host references Stefan Zweig's 'The World of Yesterday' in a discussion about how life in pre-war Vienna is viewed as a Golden Age, especially when compared to the dire circumstances following the war.

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Here is a passage from 'The World of Yesterday' by Stefan Zweig, which he finished just before he and his wife killed themselves in 1942: 'In its liberal idealism, the 19th century was honestly convinced that it was on the straight and unfailing path toward being the best of all worlds; earlier eras, with their wars, famines, and revolts, were deprecated as times when mankind was still immature and unenlightened.'

The podcast host quotes a passage from Stefan Zweig's book, 'The World of Yesterday', reflecting on the liberal ideals of the 19th century.

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