Edited by Françoise Forster-Hahn

An examination of how German artists, architects, designers, writers, and critics struggled to redefine Germany culturally during the mature years of the empire. The topics include the crisis of modernity, education reform, nationalism and modernity in the display of art, the founding of the Werkbund, the politics of parody, Rilke on visual arts, and monuments.

Published by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, and distributed by Yale University Press.