>Although contemporaries say that Hitler loved reading works by German authors, Friedrich Nietzsche in particular, according to Ambrus Miskolczy "there is no sign of Goethe, Schiller, Dante, [sic] Schopenhauer, or Nietzsche in his library"[2] (although it is possible that some of these could have been destroyed by Allied bombing). He is said to have believed that William Shakespeare was far superior to Goethe and Schiller. He had a copy of Georg Müller [de]'s 1925 translation of Shakespeare's collected works, and was fond of quoting certain lines throughout his life. According to Timothy Ryback, his collection is said to have included "first editions of works by philosophers, historians, poets, playwrights, and novelists."[3] He owned illustrated copies of Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe, which he ranked—along with Gulliver's Travels and Uncle Tom's Cabin—as the great works of world literature. Hitler was a voracious reader; he claimed to read at least one book a night, if not more. He was also given books as gifts by the wives of his friends and colleagues. According to Miskolczy, "The only outstanding classical literary text found in his library today is the collected writings of Kleist."
>>24570462 (OP)what's the purpose of "[sic]" in this quote?
>"In conflict with a bourgeois world, which with its deceit and false rectitude had nothing to offer him, he sought instinctively his own world and found it in the origins and early history of his own peoples"
p.83
>"So, for my friend it was books, always books. I could not imagine Adolf without books. He stacked them in piles around him. He had to have with him at his side the book he was currently working through. Even if he did not happen to be reading it just then, it had to be around. Whenever he went out, there would usually be a book under his arm. This was often a problem, for he would rather abandon nature and the open sky than the book."
p.179
>"Books were his whole world. In Linz, in order to procure the books he wanted, he had subscribed to three libraries. In Vienna he used the Hof Library so industriously that I asked him once in all seriousness whether he intended to read the whole library, which of course earned me some rude remarks"
p.180
From The Young Hitler I Knew, by August Kubizek (many more citations here https://warosu.org/lit/thread/21010838)
Also:
From With Hitler to the End
>At dinner...In the case of disputes I would have to fetch the lexicons or historical works at which Hitler, who had a fantastic memory, would usually indicate which volume was to be consulted, and also the page number. Since he never dictated the subjects for discussion, it would not have been possible for him to cram up beforehand in order to impress with his knowledge. These discussions might be interrupted for despatches and important reports in the evening papers, or for conferences with colleagues or military men, which would delay his timetable to such an extent that he would have to sit up through the early hours working in the library.
>Before the war Hitler liked to work into the early hours, or talk amongst his intimate circle, and would be woken ‘unofficially’ at ten o’clock unless urgent political business forced him to rise earlier. I would sort the morning papers, and the first foreign despatches which would have been brought from the Reich Chancellery during the night, and put them on a chair outside his bedroom. At eleven o’clock I would waken him ‘officially’ with the words: ‘Good morning, mein Führer, it is eleven o’clock. The newspapers and despatches are at your door.’ He would rise, fetch the post and read it in bed. Sometimes he would open the door in nightshirt and slippers while I was laying the material on the chair. Initially this kind of encounter was rather embarrassing for me and I would stammer my apologies, but Hitler, always unforced and natural, would merely say: ‘It’s nothing. Just leave them.’
>He then read the newspapers and despatches in bed, near which there would be a tea-trolley with books, newspapers, his spectacles and a box with coloured pencils.
>>24570462 (OP)How much was he influenced by Indian philosophy and culture?
>Bräuninger recounts a remarkable incident in which Mussolini invited the German – and incidentally Jewish – translator of Dante, Rudolf Borchardt, to a private audience in 1933, and quotes from Rudolf Borchardt’s Besuch bei Mussolini (Visit to Mussolini):
>'I could only be astonished that this man, the ruler of Italy, with all the burdens of the day’s work on his shoulders, found time to discuss with me the precise translation of individual words and expressions . . . He opened the first Canto and began to read. “That is a literal translation,” he remarked, and then said, “I understand it is written in a modern German style. Wait, what is this?” He pointed to a word he did not know, and I had to explain it to him. . . . Concentrated willpower and a positive sort of decisiveness mastered in large part the rounded and complete gestures of the kind one might expect from a dignitary of the Church or an aristocratic poet, reminding me of some pictures of the later Goethe. . . . Schlegel, Schelling, Hegel, King Johann of Saxony, Vossler, George – he made a brief appraisal of each. “Now to the fifth circle of the Inferno,” he exclaimed, adding rapidly and almost merrily, “Francesca da Remini.” . . . He went to the last stanzas, read out my German translation, then recited the original Italian verses from memory, read more German, and compared them exactly with the verses which he knew by heart. He pointed to a subtlety of tone in the Italian original and wanted to be sure that I had successfully reproduced it in German, reading out my German version slowly and carefully, with a strong but accurate pronunciation. Finally, he interrupted his own criticisms and suggestions by excusing himself, adding that he was only a layman and a mere reader. He closed the book, opened it once more, and finally closed it for good. “Thank you,” he said earnestly, and shook my hand warmly.' (p. 163)
>So much for the ignorant dictator! It would be interesting to know how many professors of Italian literature today could today offer an informed critique of a translation of Dante’s Inferno, citing stanzas by heart, let alone how many mere laymen and readers could do so. Bräuninger tells us that Mussolini was an avid reader of the Classics and a keen opera aficionado, something which tends to be ignored in post-war mainstream historical accounts.
>>24570472maybe since dante isn't german? my guess
>>24570462 (OP)>could have been destroyed by Allied bombingIf all we know of Hitler's library is the remnant of a burnt out building, it's safe to say that this entire line of investigation is worthless.
We have Thomas Jefferson's library, we do not have Hitler's. I think you'll find those are the facts
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>>24570462 (OP)>favorite books are uncle toms cabin and Robinson Crusoe >favorite movies are Disney cartoons and Stan Laurel Hitler is basically a giant ten year old when it comes to media consumption. He is the most simple of the major world leaders.
Fun fact: Hitler used the aveolar trilled R, which was the original R in German, as it is in Latin, Spanish or Russian. Germans changed this R sound for the homosexual-sounding French R (uvular R) in order to not sound like Hitler.
>>24570495>He is the most simple of the major world leaders.Trump can't even quote a single random passage from the Bible and doesn't even watch films but Fox News.
>>24570515Hitler’s taste is the 1930s equivalent of having Tom Clancy and Adam Sandler as your favorite author and moviemaker.
>>24570579Hitler derangement syndrome is real
>>24570579Why do zoomoids always come up with the most retarded false equivalences? "It's the [modern thing] of [old thing]". No, it isn't.
>>24570590Considering Robinson Crusoe and Stan Laurel your favorite artists absolutely makes you sound like a giant ten year old. I mean, really? For an educated head of state, those are your favorites?
>>24570590You literally only defend Hitler’s taste because you’re a Nazi and you agree with his politics.
Gulliver’s travels, Robinson Crusoe, Karl may western novels, Laurel and Hardy, Disney cartoons - are all things that would appeal to a middle schooler.
That is embarrassing to have a leader who considers those their favorite things. I guess Richard Wagner is cool so there’s one non-embarrassingly juvenile thing Hitler enjoyed.
>>24570462 (OP)>He is said to have believed that William Shakespeare was far superior to Goethe and SchillerAnd boomers still fool for the "at least we ain't speaking German" nonsense.
>he claimed to read at least one book a night, if not moreNo wonder he lost the war.
>>24570610>>24570624You conveniently ignore the rest of his taste. He liked good literature and you're trying to come up with a BS excuse about how evergreen classics like Gulliver's Travels are like American dogshit movies. I don't even like him or his ideology but you're intellectually dishonest.
>>24570462 (OP)Reminded of the passage in Mein Kampf where he asserts that the novelty-seeking pseudo-artists of the Weimar era will never have the soulful understanding of their culture as a Schiller, a Goethe, or a Shakespeare.
It‘s possible he wasn‘t as enamored of Goethe (I would still take this with a pinch of salt) but there are Schiller references throughout MK which to my mind make it probable that the "maybe other portions were destroyed" clause to be less of a caveat and more of a certainty.
>Even Hitler thought Germany was culturally third-rate
LMFAO
>>24570462 (OP)Naw, he was a piece of shit. Don’t try and make him more than he was.
>>24571498He had funny opinions. He also said Spain's best period was the Muslim period.
>>24570495>>24570610gladstone liked treasure island so you're wrong, politicians have always had shit pedestrian taste
>>24571871how the fuck is treasure island superior to disney movies you idiot
>>24571911Have you even read it? It's well-written. The prose is better than most modern dogshit and the book in general is closer to Dickens than to your amerigolem mickey mouse bullshit . Also, it's the most influential pirate book ever.
>>24571918>it's good because the prose is like dickensOH NO NO NO NO NO!!! nigga you have shit taste and should leave hitler and his karl may westerns alone.
>Also, it's the most influential pirate book ever.wrong, that's one piece
Would you acclaim a fuhrer who exclusively read G.A. Henty?
>>24571935>it's good because the prose is like dickensNot what I said. Learn to read.
>wrong, that's one pieceNo. It's Treasure Island. Pretty much every pirate trope in fiction comes from that book. Also, comics aren't literature. Different medium.
>>24571962ok how is treasure island "closer to dickens" if not in prose because if you didn't mean in prose you didn't indicate it at all
>>24570610Robinson Crusoe isn't an artist you fucking retard it's the name of a book by Daniel Dafoe.
>>24572026The characters are very Dickensian, especially Pew. I'm far from the only person who has made this observation.
>>24570490Jefferson had an intellectual, multifaceted, and liberating, erudite library. Hitler had mix of tales and dogmas and idealisms all written in and scatthered about.
>>24570462 (OP)You know, as I look back on what histories “great men” like hitler, napoleon, Stalin, and lincoln liked to read, most of them preferred novels, plays, and poems over philosophy. Really makes you think.
He’s a high-IQ, but he always struck me as someone who would be into mainstream classical fiction and pop philosophy, and much less interested into esoterica and academic philosophy. He’d have enough contact with the traditional classics to have a conversation about them, but he wouldn’t be foundational to him as they would be with say a philosophy or history scholar.
>>24570495>>24570579>>24570610>>24570624This is a false flag attempt to get anons to like Hitler out of spite for the kind of person this guy is pretending to be.
>>24570472first name instead of last name like all the others
