Faust, the Ninth Symphony, and the will of Adolf Hitler are eternal youth and know neither time nor transience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Schirach links Faust, Beethoven’s Ninth, and Hitler’s will as eternal youth that transcends time.
- In plain terms
- Faust, the Ninth Symphony, and Hitler’s will are timeless youth.
- What can you take from it?
- Some ideas are portrayed as everlasting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are certain works linked to political figures?
- What does ‘eternal youth’ imply in this context?
Another view
Equates artistic works with a totalitarian leader, which is ideologically biased.
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