German Literature of the Nineteenth Century, 1832-1899 (Camden House History of German Literature) (Camden House History of German Literature)

This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of nineteenth-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is considered in its cultural and socio-political context, and the German literary scene takes its place in a wider European perspective. The volume is introduced by essays considering the impact of Romanticism on subsequent literary movements, the effects of major movements and writers of non-German-speaking Europe on the development of German literature, and the impact of politics on the changing cultural scene. The second section of the book presents overviews of the principal movements of the time (Junges Deutschland, Vorm?rz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Impressionism), and the third section focuses on the major genres of lyric poetry, prose fiction, drama, and music-drama. Among the writers discussed are Heinrich Heine, Georg B?chner, Adalbert Stifter, Franz Grillparzer, Annette von Droste-H?lshoff, Gottfried Keller, Richard Wagner, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gerhart Hauptmann, Theodor Fontane, and Frank Wedekind. The final section of the book provides bibliographical resources in the form of a critical bibliography and list of primary sources. Contributors to the volume are distinguished scholars of German literature, culture, and history from North America and Europe: Andrew Webber, Lilian Furst, Arne Koch, Robert Holub, Gail Finney, Ernst Grabovszki, Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey Sammons, Thomas Pfau, Christopher Morris, John Pizer, Thomas Spencer. Clayton Koelb is Guy B. Johnson Distinguished Professor of German at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Eric Downing is associate professor of German at the same institution. New essays providing an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in social and political context.This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is considered in its cultural and socio-political context, and the German literary scene takes its place in a wider European perspective. Following the editors'introduction, essays consider the impact of Romanticism on subsequent literary movements, the effectsof major movements and writers of non-German-speaking Europe on the development of German literature, and the impact of politics on the changing cultural scene. The second section presents overviews of the principal movements ofthe time (Junges Deutschland, Vormärz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Impressionism), and the third section focuses on the major genres of lyric poetry, prose fiction, drama, and music-drama. The final section provides bibliographical resources in the form of a critical bibliography and a list of primary sources. Contributors to the volume are distinguished scholars of German literature, culture, and history from North America andEurope: Andrew Webber, Lilian Furst, Arne Koch, Robert Holub, Gail Finney, Ernst Grabovszki, Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey Sammons, Thomas Pfau, Christopher Morris, John Pizer, Thomas Spencer. Clayton Koelb is Guy B. Johnson Distinguished Professor of German at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Eric Downing is Associate Professor of German at the same institution. This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is considered in its cultural and socio-political context, and the German literary scene takes its place in a wider European perspective. Following the editors' introduction, essays consider the impact of Romanticism on subsequent literary movements, the effectsof major movements and writers of non-German-speaking Europe on the development of German literature, and the impact of politics on the changing cultural scene. The second section presents overviews of the principal movements ofthe time (Junges Deutschland, Vormärz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Impressionism), and the third section focuses on the major genres of lyric poetry, prose fiction, drama, and music-drama. The final section provides bibliographical resources in the form of a critical bibliography and a list of primary sources. Contributors to the volume are distinguished scholars of German literature, culture, and history from North America andEurope: Andrew Webber, Lilian Furst, Arne Koch, Robert Holub, Gail Finney, Ernst Grabovszki, Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey Sammons, Thomas Pfau, Christopher Morris, John Pizer, Thomas Spencer.

Clayton Koelb is Guy B. Johnson Distinguished Professor of German at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Eric Downing is Associate Professor of German at the same institution.

this Volume Provides An Overview Of The Major Movements, Genres, And Authors Of 19th-century German Literature In The Period From The Death Of Goethe In 1832 To The Publication Of Freud's Interpretation Of Dreams In 1899. Although The Primary Focus Is On Imaginative Literature And Its Genres, There Is Also Substantial Discussion Of Related Topics, Including Music-drama, Philosophy, And The Social Sciences. Literature Is Considered In Its Cultural And Socio-political Context, And The German Literary Scene Takes Its Place In A Wider European Perspective. Following The Editors' Introduction, Essays Consider The Impact Of Romanticism On Subsequent Literary Movements, The Effects Of Major Movements And Writers Of Non-german-speaking Europe On The Development Of German Literature, And The Impact Of Politics On The Changing Cultural Scene. The Second Section Presents Overviews Of The Principal Movements Of The Time (junges Deutschland, Vormärz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, And Impressionism), And The Third Section Focuses On The Major Genres Of Lyric Poetry, Prose Fiction, Drama, And Music-drama. The Final Section Provides Bibliographical Resources In The Form Of A Critical Bibliography And A List Of Primary Sources. Contributors To The Volume Are Distinguished Scholars Of German Literature, Culture, And History From North America And Europe: Andrew Webber, Lilian Furst, Arne Koch, Robert Holub, Gail Finney, Ernst Grabovszki, Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey Sammons, Thomas Pfau, Christopher Morris, John Pizer, Thomas Spencer. Clayton Koelb Is Guy B. Johnson Distinguished Professor Of German At The University Of North Carolina-chapel Hill, And Eric Downing Is Associate Professor Of German At The Same Institution.

This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is considered in its cultural and socio-political context, and the German literary scene takes its place in a wider European perspective. Following the editors' introduction, essays consider the impact of Romanticism on subsequent literary movements, the effects of major movements and writers of non-German-speaking Europe on the development of German literature, and the impact of politics on the changing cultural scene. The second section presents overviews of the principal movements of the time (Junges Deutschland, Vormarz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Impressionism), and the third section focuses on the major genres of lyric poetry, prose fiction, drama, and music-drama. The final section provides bibliographical resources in the form of a critical bibliography and a list of primary sources. Contributors to the volume are distinguished scholars of German literature, culture, and history from North America and Europe: Andrew Webber, Lilian Furst, Arne Koch, Robert Holub, Gail Finney, Ernst Grabovszki, Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey Sammons, Thomas Pfau, Christopher Morris, John Pizer, Thomas Spencer. Clayton Koelb is Guy B. Johnson Distinguished Professor of German at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Eric Downing is associate professor of German at the same institution. "This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of nineteenth-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is discussed in its broader European perspective, with special emphasis on its cultural and socio-political context. The volume is introduced by essays considering the impact of Romanticism on subsequent literary movements, the effects of major movements and writers of non-German-speaking Europe on the development of German literature, and the impact of politics on the changing cultural scene. The second section of the book presents overviews of the principal movements of the time (Junges Deutschland, Vormarz, Biedermeier, Poetic Realism, Naturalism, Symbolism, and Impressionism), and the third section focuses on the major genres of lyric poetry, prose fiction, drama, and music-drama. Among the writers discussed are Heinrich Heine, Georg Buchner, Adalbert Stifter, Franz Grillparzer, Annette von Droste-Hulshoff, Gottfried Keller, Richard Wagner, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gerhart Hauptmann, Theodor Fontane, and Frank Wedekind. The final section of the book provides bibliographical resources in the form of a critical bibliography and lists of primary and selected secondary sources. Contributors to the volume are distinguished scholars of German literature, culture, and history from North America and Europe. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET. CONTENTS ......Page 6 ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Part I. Contexts......Page 30 The Afterlife of Romanticism......Page 32 Parallels and Disparities: German Literature in the Context of European Culture......Page 54 Revolution and Reaction: The Political Context of Central European Literature......Page 72 Part II. Movements......Page 100 Literary Controversy: Naming and Framing the Post-Romantic, Pre-Realist Period......Page 102 Poetic Realism, Naturalism, and the Rise of the Novella......Page 126 Literary Movements of the 1890s: Impressionism, Symbolism, and fin-de-siècle Austria......Page 148 Part III. Genres......Page 164 The Absence of Drama in Nineteenth-Century Germany......Page 166 The Nineteenth-Century German Novel......Page 192 Between Sentimentality and Phantasmagoria: German Lyric Poetry, 1830–1890......Page 216 Richard Wagner: Opera and Music Drama......Page 260 Part IV: Bibliographical Resources......Page 288 Navigating the Nineteenth Century: A Critical Bibliography......Page 290 List of Primary Sources......Page 312 Selected Secondary Works Cited......Page 326 NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS ......Page 340 INDEX ......Page 344 The afterlife of romanticism / Andrew Webber Parallels and disparities: German literature in the context of European culture / Lilian Furst Revolution and reaction: the political context of Central European literature / Arne Koch Literary controversy: naming and framing the post-romantic, pre-realist period / Robert C. Holub Poetic realism, naturalism, and the rise of the novella / Gail Finney Literary movements of the 1890s: symbolism, Impressionism, and fin-de-siècle Austria / Ernst Grabovszki The absence of drama in nineteenth-century Germany / Benjamin Bennett The nineteenth-century German novel / Jeffrey L. Sammons Between sentimentality and phantasmagoria: German lyric poetry, 1830-1890 / Thomas Pfau Richard Wagner: opera and music-drama / Christopher Morris Navigating the nineteenth century: a critical bibliography / John Pizer List of primary sources / compiled by Thomas Spencer.