Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture
Carl E. Schorske
Fin-de-siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture is a 1979 transdisciplinary nonfiction book written by cultural historian Carl E. Schorske and published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Described by its publisher as a "magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born," the book won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The book is lavishly illustrated with both color and black-and-white reproductions of key artworks, referenced in the text which explains their relevance to the themes in question.
Award History
1 wins · 2 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionMajor | 1981 | Winner | Secondary source |
| National Book Award for History HardcoverMajor | 1981 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
02 Central places
- Vienna90%
03 Suggested argument
The book argues that modern art and thought emerged from a fin-de-siècle Viennese crisis of political and social disintegration.
Model confidence 60%
04 Reading orientation
35 / 100 academicSerious trade
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.