Ernsta Jüngera obraz wojny

• Main Author: Beata Pyzłowska
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego 2015-12-01
• Series: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Historicolitteraria
• Subjects: Francja; Niemcy; nacjonalizm; patriotyzm; pierwsza wojna światowa
• Online Access: https://studiahistoricolitteraria.up.krakow.pl/article/view/3924
• ISSN: 2081-1853; 2300-5831

War described by Ernst Jünger World War I (1914–1918) was one of two wars in Europe which Germany sought. One of the participants of the war was a German soldier and writer Ernst Jünger, who described his experiences in Storm of Steel (In Stahlgewittern). His diaries are a valuable source of knowledge of the Great War. Sincere confessions of a German soldier who during the war was promoted through the ranks is also a story of a daily life on the front of both Jünger and the subordinates of the German Emperor – Wilhelm II. The diary holds a special place among books about war due to their origins – written by a German fluent in French and passionate about French literature and culture. Jünger’s dairy was translated into Polish by a soldier Janusz Gaładyk and given the title Książe piechoty. Through such a title, Gaładyk paid his respects to the German comrade. The book has a didactic character because it shows the multidimensionality of the atmosphere in the German army. Key words: France; Germany; nationalism; patriotism; I World War;