The German author Ernst Jünger (1895-1998) was one of the most original and influential German writers and intellectuals of the 20th century. Ernst Jünger was born on March 29, 1895, in Heidelberg, the son of a druggist. At the age of 16 he...

The soldier-philosopher, a combination with which ancient civilizations such as those of Greece and Rome were quite comfortable, has become a rarity in the modern age of progressive overspecialization. If one adds the categories of naturalist, writer,...

Ernst Jünger (1895–1998) was a German soldier and a controversial author who was best known for his militarism and prophetic descriptions of a new world being created by the interplay of nationalism, industrialization, and advances in...

JÜnger, Ernst(1895–1998) Ernst Jünger was a German novelist and cultural critic who, by embracing total war as an exemplary pattern of life, helped to prepare the ideology of the National Socialist revolution of 1933. He was born...

Ernst Jünger (March 29, 1895 — February 17, 1998) was a German writer. In addition to his many novels, he is well known for Storm of Steel, an account of his experience during the First World War. Many regard him as one of Germany's greatest modern...

In the following essay, Berman discusses the fascist representation of Leni Riefenstahl's film Triumph of the Will and the fascist modernism of Jünger's The Worker.

In the following essay, Bullock explores Jünger's ideas about the use of drugs and intoxication in intellectual thought.

In the following essay, Evans, Jr. discusses the plot and philosophy behind Jünger's Auf den Marmorklippen, and asserts that Jünger believes "in the power of civilizing energies to overcome evil."