I hope she is right, but I am not so sure. Our current condition more often seems to evoke that other German myth of modernity, the shadow image of Burckhardt’s Renaissance: the tale of Faust ...

The story of Faust selling his soul to Satan in exchange for a life of power and debauchery is based on a 16th century German myth which has retained its popularity and potency for 500 years.

Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche founded Volkswagen in May 1937 in response to Adolf Hitler’s request for a “people’s car” (literally, a Volkswagen in German). The result was the Beetle, a robust, ...