by Eckhard Henscheid, Gerhard Henschel, Brigitte Kronauer · Tapa dura · ISBN 9783150104279
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«Kulturgeschichte der Missverständnisse» is a study in cultural history by Eckhard Henscheid, Gerhard Henschel and Brigitte Kronauer, published by Reclam.
The book surveys German intellectual history through misunderstandings and errors: Goethe, Schiller, Wagner or Adorno appear as misread figures, alongside journalistic blunders and commonplaces of public discourse. Like Flaubert's dictionary of received ideas, it uses error as a satirical tool to revisit myths and reputations.
The hardcover edition, in German, has 589 pages and was published in 1997. The full subtitle is «Studien zum Geistesleben»; the volume includes bibliographic references (pp. 565-566) and an index.
For readers of cultural history and philosophy who appreciate the satirical essay, critical erudition and humor in revisiting intellectual myths.
Brigitte Kronauer was a German writer who lived in Hamburg. Her novels, written in the tradition of Jean Paul with artful writing and an ironic undertone, were awarded several prizes, including in 2005 the Georg Büchner Prize, in 2011 the Jean-Paul-Preis and in 2017 the Thomas Mann Prize.
