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A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present
Eda Sagarra
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Description for A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present
Paperback. * Provides a comprehensive narrative from 1500 to the present. * Attends in detail to the wider cultural background. * Transcends boundaries to treat the whole of German--speaking Europe. * Acknowledges rich contribution of women writers over many centuries. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Presents, in an immensely readable yet profoundly scholarly account, the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the wider context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe.
Presents, in an immensely readable yet profoundly scholarly account, the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the wider context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631215950
SKU
V9780631215950
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99-50
About Eda Sagarra
Eda Sagarra is Professor and Head of the Department of Germanic Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. Her books include A Social History of Germany (1977), Germany in the Nineteenth Century (1980), and Theodore Fontane: Der Stechlin (1986). Peter Skrine is Professor of German at the University of Bristol. His works include (with Lilian Furst) Naturalism (1971), The Baroque: Literature and ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present
"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 ... Read more