{"product_id":"willing-seduction-the-blue-angel-marlene-dietrich-and-mass-culture-9781845455729","title":"Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tJosef von Sternberg’s 1930 film \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Ange\u003c\/i\u003el (\u003ci\u003eDer blaue Engel\u003c\/i\u003e) is among the best known films of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). A significant landmark as one of Germany’s first major sound films, it is known primarily for launching Marlene Dietrich into Hollywood stardom and for initiating the mythic pairing of the Austrian-born American director von Sternberg with the star performer Dietrich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis fascinating cultural history of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new interpretive framework with which to approach this classic Weimar film and suggests that discourses on mass and high culture are integral to the film’s thematic and narrative structure. These discourses surface above all in the relationship between the two main characters, the cabaret entertainer Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich) and the high school teacher Immanuel Rath (one-time Oscar winner Emil Jannings). In addition to offering insight into some of the major debates that informed the Weimar Republic, this book demonstrates that similar issues continue to shape the contemporary cultural landscape of Germany. Barbara Kosta thus also looks at Dietrich as a contemporary cultural icon and at her symbolic value since German unification and at Lola Lola’s various “incarnations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eKosta’s book not only adds new material…, but performs the invaluable tasks of synthesizing and building on the massive amounts of writing that has accrued around the film, its director, and stars. This makes the book ideal not only for the collections of German Studies and Film Studies scholars, but also as a text for undergraduate and graduate courses. Kosta writes with sophistication and with a secure grasp of a variety of theoretical registers\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis interdisciplinary study will appeal to German and film studies scholars as well as readers interested in question s of gender, visuality, and the history of film.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonatshefte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eBy setting the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Angel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein its broader cultural context, Kosta captivates the reader and provides important insights into cultural debates during the Weimar Republic.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Entertainment and “Serious” Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Distraction, Deception, and Visuality\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Disillusionment and Esprit: Weimar’s Modern Woman\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Seductions of Sound\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Actuality of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e: Dietrich, Germany, and Mass Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eFade Out:\u003c\/b\u003e The Credits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042980692311,"sku":"9781845455729","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845455729.jpg?v=1750956503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/willing-seduction-the-blue-angel-marlene-dietrich-and-mass-culture-9781845455729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}