In the first part, this paper provides an overview of Suttner's communion with European cultures as well as the influence of European writers and intellectuals on her thought and deeds; it then analyses, on the basis of Die Waffen nieder!, her novel of purpose (or Tendenzro...
Suttner, Bertha (Gräfin Kinsky), Freifrau von bĕrˈtä, grāfˈĭn kĭnsˈkē, frīˈfrou fən zo͝otˈnər [key], 1843–1914, Austrian novelist, known chiefly as an ardent pacifist. Her pacifist novel Die Waffen nieder (1889,
What impact did Bertha von Suttner’s novel “Die Waffen nieder!” have on society? How is Bertha von Suttner remembered today? Bertha von Suttner, a Czech-Austrian pacifist, became the inaugural woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a prominent leader in the peace movement. ...
... auch ich kämpfe einen verrückten Kampf: Bertha von Suttner, Theodor Herzl, die Friedensbewegung und der Zionismus In 1889, when Bertha von Suttner published her ground-breaking anti-war novel Die Waffen nieder! she called attention to a decade of war and social stres... E Maass ...