This book provides the first systematic, scholarly study of the history of the Propyläen publishing house. The analysis covers the classic editions and original images produced by Max Liebermann, Max Slevogt, and Lovis Corinth; the publisher's collaboration with Bertolt Brecht, Carl Zuckmayer, and Hasenclever; the popularization of history in the Propyläen Weltgeschichte books; and the development of the art magazine, Der Querschnitt.

Daniela Gastell, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.