Description
Book SynopsisPresents the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe. This companion conveys the feel of a particular period and the preoccupations of the public to which writers addressed their plays, novels, and poems.
Trade Review"The whole book is more thoughtfully planned and more disciplined in execution than the Cambridge volume {'History' by Watanabe}."
"Due attention is paid to women's writing without distortion of historical reality."
"Overall it is fair to say that Sagarra and Skrine win on points over the Cambridge team {'History' by Watanabe}." Boyd Mullan, The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies
Table of ContentsPreface.
List of Maps.
Note to the Reader.
1. The Sixteenth Century.
2. The Seventeenth Century.
3. The Augustan Age of German Literature.
4. The Classical Age of German Literature.
5. The Romantic Era.
6. From Biedermeier to Realism.
7. The Literature of the Metropolis.
8. Classical Modernism.
9. Literature after 1945.
Postscript.
Biographical Index.
General Index.
