Hannah and Her Editor. In Krytyka, No. 5 (115), 2007, pp. 15–16.

In the article, the author focuses on the figure of Hans Resner, the chief editor of the German translations of Hannah Arendt’s English-language texts after 1950. By examining his intellectual and political biography, the author emphasizes the sharp tension between Resner’s later editorial activity associated with the reception of Arendt’s work and his earlier involvement in the ideological apparatus of the National Socialist regime. Despite his subsequent adherence to Arendt’s ideas, during the period of the Third Reich Resner held high-ranking positions within the National Socialist Party. His public speeches and theoretical writings from that time were marked by a pronounced antisemitic orientation and enjoyed considerable authority among representatives of the Nazi ruling elite.

The author systematically presents Resner’s biographical background and critically examines widespread interpretations that posit a substantial transformation of his ideological convictions or suggest the presence of a concealed liberal worldview, calling into question the validity of such claims.