From Baroque to Storm and Stress 1720-1775
From Baroque to Storm and Stress 1720-1775

Author: Friedhelm Radandt

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1000768309

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Originally published in 1977, this volume traces the development of literary forms and themes and of movements and schools, during the overtly philosophical age. It begins with the prominent poets of the 1720s and 1730s: Brockes, Hagedorn and Haller. It charts the many attempts at formulating poetic theory, particularly those of Gottsched, Bodmer and Breitnger. Emphasis is placed on the dramatic writings of J. E. Schlegel, Gellert and Ch. F. Weisse. Young Goethe’s creativity in all genres, Lenz’ and Klinger’s fascination with the stage and the lyric poetry of the Göttinger Hain explains the effectiveness of the Sturm und Drang.

A History of Prussia
A History of Prussia

Author: H.W. Koch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-10-13

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1317873076

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In little more than two centuries Prussia rose from medieval obscurity and the devastation of the Thirty Years War to become the dominant power of continental Europe. Her rulers rose from Electors to Kings, and from Kings to Emperors. It is a dramatic story, and H. W. Koch fills a major gap in English-language literature with this comprehensive account. It traces the origins and rise of the Prussian state from the thirteenth century to the causes and consequences of its incorporation into the German Empire.

Romanticism
Romanticism

Author: Lilian R. Furst

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1351631225

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First published in 1969, this work traces the evolution of Romanticism and in doing so, demonstrates its novelty as an imaginative and emotional perception of the world in contrast to the rationalistic approach which was dominant in the seventeenth century. It identifies the fundamental similarities between Romantic writing in England, France and Germany as well as their differences brought about by divergent literary and social backgrounds. The book is concluded by a review of the problems that arise from a simple definition of Romanticism.

Political and Social Upheaval, 1832-1852
Political and Social Upheaval, 1832-1852

Author: William Leonard Langer

Publisher: New York : Harper & Row

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13:

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Recounts the process of industrialization in Europe and analyzes the great political and social changes which this revolutionary departure entailed. Analyzes the impact of change in philosophy, religion, science, literature, and the arts.

Classicism
Classicism

Author: Dominique Secretan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1351630563

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First published in 1972, this book provides an overview of Classicism in literature. After an informative introduction to the term, it explores some of the periods and places in which Classicism has been prominent: the Italian Renaissance, England before and during the Restoration, Renaissance France and eighteenth-century Germany. In avoiding a rigid definition of Classicism, this book demonstrates its multiplicity and changeability across time periods, as well as its limits.