Lecture
David Herman
Thursday 18.12.2025
David Herman
Images of Germans in Early 20th Century English Literature
Thursday 18.12.2025
How to watch
This lecture starts on 18 December at 7:00pm (UK).
Summary
At the beginning of the 20th century, many leading British writers attacked Germany in their fiction and nonfiction. This trend began before the First World War, increased during the war, and then continued through the 1920s. Some of the books we consider include works by D.H. Lawrence, H.G. Wells, Ford Madox Ford, and G.K. Chesterton.
David Herman
David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.