[Juenger-list] Juenger in English

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Greetings!

<< The military historian John
Keegan asserts that in Britain Juenger is now "known only to specialists". >=
>

I would concur with this.  In a recent interview for a German magazine=20
(relating to my musical project), I was asked the following question:

"Es ist f=FCr mich erstaunlich, da=DF zum einen die beste Homepage im Netz (=
Ernst=20
J=FCnger in Cyberspace) aus England kommt und das zum anderen gerade eine=20
britische Band sich sehr mit ihm auseinandersetzt. Wie bekannt ist Ernst=20
J=FCnger in Gro=DFbritannien und welche B=FCcher gibt es in der englischen=20
Sprache?"=20

In a previous interview for another publication, I had mentioned that EJ is=20
criminally neglected in the UK, and that the few people who know of him tend=
=20
to come from academic circles.  Evidently, due to John's excellent home-page=
,=20
this interviewer did not believe me!  I think that says a lot for the qualit=
y=20
of the site. =20

<< Keegan is  not very=20
 impressed with his writing: speaking of SS he thinks J=FCnger "no better"
 than Sassoon and several other English writers, adding dismissively, "All
 that he adds is a typical German floundering about in Will and Form and
 other standbys of continental idealism, so much more impressive to
 international intellectuals than English-speaking pragmatism >>

Oh dear.  No wonder he was writing for the "Daily Telegraph".  This is almos=
t=20
a paean to some supposed concept of English intellectual superiority.  Give=20
me any number of "floundering" and "idealistic" German authors over their=20
"pragmatic" English counterparts any day! =20

In Amicitia,

Nick.