Article on Arendts Reception of Rahel Varnhagen
In a new anthology on Rahel Levin Varnhagen published by De Gruyter, Friederike Wein discusses Arendt's approach to Varnhagen, concepts of fate and (failed) attempts at assimilation.
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Under the title “‘Unausstehlich’ und ‘liebenswert’. Zu Hannah Arendts Umgang mit den Quellen ihres Rahel Varnhagen-Portraits”, Wein examines Arendt's use of documents on Varnhagen in her life story; she reads the text as a presentation of unknown material and the uncovering of new facets of Varnhagen and at the same time as Arendt's commentary on contemporary history.
Anne-Dorothea Ludwig's and Hannah Lotte Lund's anthology “Rahel Levin Varnhagen. Reception - Projection - Imagination” Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter 2024) focuses on Varnhagen's reception since the 19th century.
Dr. Friederike Wein is a research associate of the Critical Edition and co-editor of “Kleine Schriften I”.
Keywords
- Europäisch-jüdische Studien
- Friederike Wein
- Rahel Varnhagen
- Rezeptionsforschung