ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |52 pages

Medieval Literature

chapter |38 pages

Humanism and the Reformation

chapter |44 pages

Baroque Literature

chapter |32 pages

AUFKLÄRUNG: THE ENLIGHTENMENT

chapter |54 pages

The Kunstepoche

chapter |56 pages

VORMÄRZ: THE RUN-UP TO 1848

chapter |51 pages

REALISM AND THE GRÜNDERZEIT

chapter |45 pages

Under the Banner of Imperialism

chapter |43 pages

Literature in the Weimar Republic

chapter |14 pages

Literature in the Third Reich

chapter |26 pages

German Literature Written in Exile

chapter |32 pages

Post-1945 German Literature

chapter |85 pages

Literature of the Federal Republic