The instrumentalization of the "tortured artist myth": The birth of a legend of the völkisch writer Guido List
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/BBGN2023-1-5 |
| Keywords | tortured artist myth ; völkisch movement ; Guido List ; Armanenorden ; modern esotericism ; neopagan movement ; personality cult |
| Description | This article presents the legend about Guido List, an Austrian völkisch oriented writer, a typical instance of the "suffering-artist-myth". The crucial question then is: How is it possible that a thoroughly mediocre writer who under normal circumstances would have been long forgotten became a legend in the occult and right-wing movements in the 20th century, and moreover, maintains this status till nowadays? The article shows the role of List´s self-portraying and focuses on the instrumentalization of “the tortured artist myth” by him, his followers, but also in the contemporary neopagan and right-wing movement. |