„Lust, Kraft, Wille und Ekstase erzeugen“ – Tracing Vitalism in Stefan Zweig’s early works

Stefan Zweig’s literary, cultural and social interests were wide-ranging. Apart from being an avid and lifelong reader of world literature and an exacting collector of autographs, he had some less well known and more ephemeral interests reflecting the cultural currents of his time. As Mark Gelber has documented, Zweig’s Judaism and his acquaintance with Theodor Herzl led him to a brief engagement with the Zionist movement