Quotes by Hermann Broch on Kitsch and Rationality

„The techniques of kitsch, which are based on imitation, are rational and operate according to formulas; the remain rational even when their result has a highly irrational, even crazy, quality.“

Hermann BrochQuote by Hermann Broch about the rational techniques of kitsch despite irrational results.
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Hermann Broch was an Austrian writer and intellectual, known for his philosophical novels and profound analyses of the human psyche.

Hermann Broch describes the rational techniques of kitsch despite the often irrational final result.


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Hermann Broch quote about kitsch, imitation, and rationality

Hermann Broch (1886–1951) was an important Austrian writer, best known for his novels "The Sleepwalkers" and "The Death of Virgil". His works are characterized by deep engagement with existential questions and societal upheavals. Broch was also a philosopher and social critic who fled Nazi persecution to the USA, where he continued his literary and intellectual work.

Hermann Broch quote about kitsch, ethics, and radical evilCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The maker of kitsch does not create inferior art, he is not an incompetent or a bungler, he cannot be evaluated by aesthetic standards; rather, he is ethically depraved, a criminal willing radical evil. And since it is radical evil that is manifest here, evil per se, forming the absolute negative pole of every value-system, kitsch will always be evil, not just kitsch in art, but kitsch in every value-system that is not an imitation system." Hermann Broch
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