{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-resistance-volume-ii-a-novel-volume-2-paperback","title":"The Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume II: A Novel, Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major literary event, the publication of the second volume of Peter Weiss's three-volume novel \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. The crowning achievement of Peter Weiss, the internationally renowned writer best known for his play \u003ci\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e spans the period from the late 1930s to World War II, dramatizing antifascist resistance and the rise and fall of proletarian political parties in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Volume II, initially published in 1978, opens with the unnamed narrator in Paris after having retreated from the front lines of the Spanish Civil War. From there, he moves on to Stockholm, where he works in a factory, becomes involved with the Communist Party, and meets Bertolt Brecht. Featuring the narrator's extended meditations on paintings, sculpture, and literature, the novel teems with characters, almost all of whom are based on historical figures. Throughout, the narrator explores the affinity between political resistance and art--the connection at the heart of Weiss's novel. Weiss suggests that meaning lies in embracing resistance, no matter how intense the oppression, and that we must look to art for new models of political action and social understanding. \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the truly great works of postwar German literature and an essential resource for understanding twentieth-century German history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Weiss (1916-1982) was a German playwright, novelist, filmmaker, and painter. His works include the plays \u003ci\u003eThe New Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Duke University Press, and \u003ci\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Body of the Coachman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation of the Three Walkers\u003c\/i\u003e. He received West Germany's most important literary award, the Georg Büchner Prize, posthumously in 1982. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joel Scott is a freelance translator, editor, and writer. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks: \u003ci\u003eBildverbot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiary Farm\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309326069862,"sku":"9781478006992","price":39.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZEFaZnBpcjdIWldSbmxlMzgrbTlvZz09.webp?v=1767812131","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-resistance-volume-ii-a-novel-volume-2-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}