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THE DECLINE

OF THE WEST

THE DECLINE
OF THE WEST
FORM AND ACTUALITY

OSWALD SPENGLER

AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION

WITH NOTES BY

CHARLES FRANCIS ATKINSON

LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.

RUSKIN HOUSE, 40 MUSEUM STREET, W.C. 1

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THIS TRANSLATION IS

DEDICATED TO

ELLINOR JAMES

A FRIEND

Wenn im Unendlichen dasselbe
Sich wiederholend ewig fliesst,
Das tausendfältige Gewölbe
Sich kräftig ineinander schliesst;
Strömt Lebenslust aus allen Dingen,
Dem kleinsten wie dem grössten Stern,
Und alles Drängen, alles Ringen
Ist ewige Ruh in Gott dem Herrn.
—Goethe.

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THE DECLINE OF THE WEST FORM AND ACTUALITY

THE DECLINE
OF THE WEST
FORM AND ACTUALITY