{"product_id":"the-road-into-the-open-9780520077744","title":"The Road Into the Open","description":"A finely drawn portrayal of the disintegration of Austrian liberal society under the impact of nationalism and anti-semitism, \u003ci\u003eThe Road into the Open (Der Weg ins Freie, \u003c\/i\u003e 1908) is a remarkable novel by a major Austrian writer of the early twentieth century. Set in fin-de-siècle Austria--the cafés, salons, and musical concerts frequented by the Viennese elite--Schnitzler's perceptive exploration of the creative process and the private lives and public aspirations of urban Jewish intellectuals ranks with the highest achievements of Karl Kraus and Robert Musil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel's central character, Baron Georg von Wergenthin, is a handsome young composer whose troubled relations with women, musical collaborators, and representatives of the old social order make Schnitzler's book a revealing investigation of individual psychology and social allegory. In his comprehensive introduction, Russell Berman situates the book within the literary and political history of Central Europe and analyzes its relation to psychoanalysis, Marxism, musical aesthetics, and the legacy of European modernism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Schnitzler\u003c\/b\u003e (1862-1931), an Austrian physician, wrote novels, short stories, and plays, one of which, \u003ci\u003eLa Ronde\u003c\/i\u003e, was the basis of a successful film. \u003cb\u003eRoger Byers\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar and translator in Bradenton, Florida. \u003cb\u003eRussell A. Berman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Stanford University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844579266834,"sku":"9780520077744","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93a6ec27-9d76-4f34-bc13-e3df73c213ac.jpg?v=1737325931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-road-into-the-open-9780520077744","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}