About this episode
The episode explores how Weimar transformed from a cultural hub to a symbol of Germany's moral decline leading to the rise of the Third Reich.
How did Weimar, the town of Goethe and Schiller, become the crucible of Germany's moral collapse? Katja Hoyer, author of Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe , speaks to EI's Alastair Benn about the town's role in the rise of the Third Reich. Image: Adolf Hitler at the ‘Haus Elephant’ in Weimar, 1936. Credit: Alamy
People in this episode
Host: Alastair Benn
Guest: Katja Hoyer
Topics covered
- Weimar Republic
- Germany
- moral collapse
- Third Reich
- history
- literature
Keywords
- Weimar
- Goethe
- Schiller
- moral collapse
- Third Reich
- Katja Hoyer
- Alastair Benn
- history
- Germany
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe
Places: Weimar
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