Private Lives and Collective Destinies - Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895) (Paperback, New)

Nineteenth-century Germany witnessed many debates on the nature of the nation, both before and after unification in 1871. Bourgeois authors engaged closely with questions of class and national identity, and resourcefully sought to influence the collective destiny of the German people through works of popular fiction and cultural history. Typical of this trend was the realist writer Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), the most widely read novelist of his era. Innovatively exploring all of Freytag's works (poetry, drama, novels, history, journalism, biography and literary theory), Schofield examines how his popular writing systematically re-imagined the social structures of German society, embedding political agendas within contemporary stories of private lives. Connecting the aesthetics of Realism with the political aims of the bourgeoisie, the study both reassesses Freytag's position within the German literary canon and re-evaluates received opinion on the socio-political function of Realism in German culture. Benedict Schofield is Lecturer in German at King's College London.

General

Imprint:	Modern Humanities Research Association
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	Benedict Schofield
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-907322-99-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-907322-99-X
Barcode:	9781907322990

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