And what about Klemperer's work today?
- Ariane Bilheran
- Dec 31, 2023
- 9 min read
Ariane Bilheran's Skylight, in Antipresse 422 - December 31, 2023.
In an age of ubiquitous advertising, Klemperer's reflection remains acutely relevant. Better than anyone else, he understood the power of enchantment and self-alienation conveyed by the words of language.
"The language of the victor..."
"You can't speak of it with impunity; you breathe it in and live according to it."
Klemperer, LTI, The language of the Third Reich.
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