Arminius or the Rise of a National Symbol in Literature: From Hutten to Grabbe

This volume provides an evaluation of the ideological significance of the Arminius trope in patriotic German literature. Beginning with the German Humanists and ranging through the works of Hutten, Lohenstein, J. E. Schlegel, Klopstock, Kleist, Grabbe and others. Kuehnemund tracks how Arminius has been deployed as a symbol of the German nation by major intellectual movements and at key points in German history leading up to the Second World War. Dedication Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter I. From Tacitus to Humanism Chapter II. The Age of Humanism National Hero Hutten’s "Arminius" Chapter III. From Humanism Towards the Thirty Years’ War Heroic Nation Chapter IV. Baroque Romanticism 'Magnanimous' Hero Chapter V. Towards a National Drama Culture-Nation — The Era of J. E. Schlegel and Klopstock Chapter VI. The Struggle for National Freedom and Union Heinrich von Kleist and his Successors CONCLUSION: Survey of the Last Decades Power-Nation and Expansion APPENDIX Preface Introduction Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Conclusion