Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Prologue: The Modern, the Province, and the Jena Paradigm 1
6. 1: The Stage, or: Genius loci 17
7. 2: The Publisher as Founder of a Cultural Empire: Eugen Diederichs in Jena 52
8. 3: “Away from Berlin” and Literature in Jena: Helene Voigt-Diederichs 173
9. 4: Dancing on the Volcano: “Young Jena” 205
10. Epilogue: What They Wanted, What They Became 274
11. Bibliography 287
12. Index 321