Philipp Röttgers Libri

London is a powerful and mysterious city – its spirit stands outside of time, certain places have influenced the behaviour of its citizens. Philipp Röttgers leads you to these places. Follow him into the heart of darkness, into the area of Jack the Ripper, to the churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor, along the routes of »From Hell«. Meet William Blake and walk along »Ripper Street«. Discover London’s ›genius loci‹, its ›spirit of place‹. This alternative travel guide has two sides: A scientific trip through the depiction of London’s ›genius loci‹ in literature by authors such as Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Ben Aaronovitch, Neil Gaiman and Peter Ackroyd. And the tour stories, that lead you to the historical ›genius loci‹. Connect places, become the flaneur, the walker, the wanderer. This book approaches London the only two ways, according to Röttgers, that it can be experienced properly: through literature and through walking.

Genesis is one of the most successful British rock bands, hands down. And a band with a long and diverse career that was able to allow all its members to have also long and diverse solo careers (and in some cases very successful, too). Genesis always seemed to have an invisible touch on their listeners and fans. Starting off as a progressive rock band in the early 1970s with singer Peter Gabriel and his strange costumes and masks, the band changed into a pop band with single hits in the 1980s after he left and drummer Phil Collins took over the microphone. At least that is the common conception. Philipp Röttgers takes a look beyond and asks if this change even exists or if there is some kind of misunderstanding. He turns it on again and analyzes certain songs from both “eras”, takes a look at live performances, music videos, album covers and press and fan reviews. He runs through the band’s history and also includes the solo careers to find out if their image should be renewed.

London 1888. Die Whitechapel-Morde erschüttern die ganze Stadt und sorgen weltweit für Schlagzeilen. Was passierte wirklich? Eine spannende Reise ins „dunkelste London.“ „Ich bekomme mein Geld schon zusammen. Sieh nur, was für eine hübsche Haube ich habe.“ Wenige Stunden, nachdem Mary Ann „Polly“ Nichols sich mit diesen Worten von ihrem Hausverwalter verabschiedet hat, wird sie ermordet in der Buck’s Row in Whitechapel aufgefunden. Es ist der 31. August 1888 und der Beginn des sogenannten „Herbst des Schreckens“… Im Herbst 1888 erschüttert eine Mordserie das viktorianische London. Der Mörder wird nie gefasst, sein Name „Jack the Ripper“ geht um die ganze Welt. Philipp Röttgers und Dorothee Schröder werfen einen Blick auf das Leben der Frauen, die dem Mörder zum Opfer fielen. Sie berichten über die Polizeiarbeit, stellen Verdächtige der damaligen Ermittler vor und beschreiben anhand von Zeugenaussagen, Polizeidokumenten und Zeitungsartikeln detailliert, was sich in den Mordnächten zugetragen hat. Eine umfangreiche und faktenbasierte Chronologie der Ereignisse im „Herbst des Schreckens“. Begleiten Sie die Autoren in „den Abgrund“, die Straßen von Whitechapel! Mit 118 Abbildungen „Philipp Röttgers has taken upon himself the difficult task of writing a well-researched and serious account of the Whitechapel murders, and I have little doubt that this book will prove to be a must-have on the bookshelf of anyone interested in this perennial mystery.“ Paul Begg, einer der weltweit führenden Experten im Fall „Jack the Ripper“, Autor u. a. von „Jack the Ripper – The Facts“