History of German Literature - From the Beginnings to the Present Day

Informationen zum Autor Beutin, Wolfgang; Ehlert, Klaus; Emmerich, Wolfgang; Hoffacker, Helmut; Lutz, Bernd; Meid, Volker; Schnell, Ralf; Stein, Peter; Stephan, Inge Klappentext Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students. Zusammenfassung A classic work in its first translation into English. The volume traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is both a scholarly study and an invaluable reference work for students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword 1. Medieval Literature 2. Humanism and Reformation 3. Baroque Literature 4. The Enlightenment 5. The Kunstepoche 6. Vormärz 7. Realism and the Grunderzeit 8. Under the Banner of Imperialism 9. Literature in the Weimar Republic 10. Literature in the Third Reich 11. German Literature in Exile 12. Post-1945 German Literature 13. Literature in the German Democratic Republic 14. Literature of the Federal Republic 15. Update A Guide to Further Literature Index of Names and Works

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• Authors: Wolfgang Beutin, Wolfgang Ehlert Beutin, Beutin Wolfgang, Klaus Ehlert, Ehlert Klaus, Wolfgang Emmerich, Emmerich Wolfgang, Helmut Hoffacker, Hoffacker Helmut, Bernd Lutz, Lutz Bernd, Volker Meid, Meid Volker, Ralf Schnell, Schnell Ralf, Peter Stein, Stein Peter, Inge Stephan, Stephan Inge
• Assisted by: Helmut Hoffacker (Editor), Volker Meid (Editor), Claire Krojzl (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.1993
• EAN: 9780415060349
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06034-9
• No. of pages: 810
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, german, Literary studies: general