!!!Broch, Hermann

b. Vienna, Nov. 1, 1886, 
d. New Haven (USA), May 30, 1951, poet and cultural philosopher; 
textile technologist in 1907; 1916-1927 head of a textile company in 
Vienna, studied philosophy and mathematics, 1938 emigrated to the USA 
after a short time in prison, 1950 Honorary Lecturer at Yale 
University. In the trilogy of novels "Die Schlafwandler" (1932), where 
he outlined his theory of the decline of values, B. developed a new 
form of story-telling based upon his philosophical ideas. He dealt 
with mass psychology ("Theory of Mass Hysteria", posthumous 1979) and 
with the poet´s responsibility during times of crisis ("Der Tod 
des Vergil", 1945); worked for the League of Nations for a short 
period. In his essays on cultural philosophy B. connected social and 
political phenomena with ethical questions ("Das Boese im Wertesystem 
der Kunst", 1933).

!Further works
Novels: Die Schuldlosen, 1950; Der Versucher, 1954 
(also published as "Die Verzauberung"). - Play: Die Entsuehnung (Denn 
sie wissen nicht, was sie tun), 1933. - Essays: Das Weltbild des 
Romans, 1930; Geist und Zeitgeist, 1943; J. Joyce und die Gegenwart, 
1936; Hofmannsthal und seine Zeit, 1955 (posthumous). - Poems, novels. 
- Edition: Gesammelte Werke, 10 vols., 1951-1961; Kommentierte 
Werkausgabe, ed. by. P. M. Luetzeler, 13 vols., 1974-1981.

!Literature
P. M. Luetzeler, H. B. Eine Biographie, 
%%sup 3/%1987; M. Kessler and P. M. Luetzeler (eds.), H. B. 
Das dichterische Werk, 1987; M. Kessler and P. M. Luetzeler 
(eds.), B. theoretisches Werk, 1988; P. M. Luetzeler, Die 
Entropie des Menschen. Studien zum Werk H. B., 2000.



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