Morton, Frederic
A Nervous Splendour: Vienna, 1888-89
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140056679
- author:
- Morton, Frederic
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Viking
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1981
- Pages:
- 352
- Genre:
- European history: c 1750 to c 1900
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A Nervous Splendor Vienna 1888-1889 by Frederic Morton In January 1889, at the height of the Viennese Carnival, Crown Prince Rudolf fired a revolver at his teenage mistress and then himself. This tragic event would have far-reaching consequences for the city of Vienna and its inhabitants. This book tells the story of Rudolf's life and the Vienna he inhabited, where young men with striking intellectual and artistic talents struggled to find their place. Among them were Sigmund Freud, Gustav Mahler, Theodor Herzl, Gustav Klimt, and playwright Arthur Schnitzler, whose lives intertwined with that of the doomed prince. As the year drew to a close, Vienna was on the brink of change, and the events at Mayerling would echo through its history.
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