“One of the characteristics of kitsch is precisely the neutralization of 'extreme situations', particularly death, by turning them into some sentimental idyll.” SituationExtremesCharacteristicsSentimentalKitsch Author:Saul Friedlander
“Facing the kitsch aesthetic is the unfathomable world of myths.” WorldMythAestheticKitschUnfathomable Author:Saul Friedlander
“There is a kitsch of death. For example, death transformed into sweet sleep: The 'good night, sweet prince' of the last scene of Hamlet.” LastsNightSleepExampleSweetSceneTransformedGood NightKitschSweet Sleep Author:Saul Friedlander
