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Originally published in 1935, this book provides a study of the powerful influence exercised by Ancient Greek culture on German writers from the eighteenth century onwards. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in German literature, Ancient Greece and literary criticism.

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'A minor classic in the English speaking world …' London Review of Books

Table of Contents
Author's note; 1. General survey; 2. The discoverer: Winckelmann (1717–68); 3. The interpreters: Lessing (1729–81) and Herder (1744–1803); 4. The creator: Goethe (1749–1832); 5. The antagonist: Schiller (1759–1805); 6. The martyr: Höderlin (1770–1843); 7. The rebel: Heine (1797–1856); 8. The aftermath; Bibliography.

The Tyranny of Greece Over Germany A Study of the Influence Exercised by Greek Art and Poetry over the Great German Writers of the Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/29/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107697645, 978-1107697645
      ISBN10: 1107697646
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1935, this book provides a study of the powerful influence exercised by Ancient Greek culture on German writers from the eighteenth century onwards. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in German literature, Ancient Greece and literary criticism.

      Trade Review
      'A minor classic in the English speaking world …' London Review of Books

      Table of Contents
      Author's note; 1. General survey; 2. The discoverer: Winckelmann (1717–68); 3. The interpreters: Lessing (1729–81) and Herder (1744–1803); 4. The creator: Goethe (1749–1832); 5. The antagonist: Schiller (1759–1805); 6. The martyr: Höderlin (1770–1843); 7. The rebel: Heine (1797–1856); 8. The aftermath; Bibliography.

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