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- Title
Frieden!
- Authors
Schlemmer, Martin
- Abstract
The publication "Peace! Pacifist Thoughts in the Circle of Romain Rolland" is the first volume of the series "Romain Rolland Studies/Etudes Romain Rolland". It contains the results of the first Passau Romain Rolland Colloquium, which was held virtually by the University of Passau in November 2021. The conference proceedings deal with Rolland's pacifism and his influence on companions and subsequent generations. The contributions address, among other things, Rolland's relationships with Rainer Maria Rilke, Arthur Schnitzler, Stefan Zweig, Frans Masereel, Alfred Hermann Fried, Georg Friedrich Nicolai, and Marcelle Capy. The volume provides insight into Rolland's understanding of pacifism and his skepticism towards international institutions such as the League of Nations. The article discusses Romain Rolland's controversial attitude towards the United Kingdom and criticizes British warfare during World War I. It emphasizes that the treatment of the colonial question took precedence in the peace negotiations of Versailles. The authors also criticize the European states' lack of commemoration of the end of World War I and the Entente powers, who were said to have harassed the successor state of the German Empire. The thesis that Bulgaria was more damaged by the Paris suburbs treaties than the German Reich is described as grotesque. It is also noted that the United States Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles. The authors argue that the beginning of the end of colonialism lay in the colonial dictate of Paris/Versailles. The article also addresses the international and pluricultural anchoring of Romain Rolland's circle of friends. It also discusses Rolland's departure from pacifism and his influence on Ingeborg Küster. Finally, it touches on the portraits of Romain Rolland by Fred Stein.
- Subjects
FRIEDEN!: Pazifistische Gedanken im Umkreis von Romain Rolland (Book); PEACE negotiations; GERMAN colonies; HERTRAMPF, Marina Ortrud M.; PACIFISTS; WORLD War I; PACIFISM; WAR; NONFICTION
- Publication
Rheinische Vierteljahrsblatter, 2023, Vol 87, p243
- ISSN
0035-4473
- Publication type
Book Review