Dlb 129: Nineteenth-Century German Writers, 1841-1900

by Siegfried Mews and James Hardin

This DLB volumes coverage begins during a period when two contrasting political tendencies had major influence over German authors and the literature they produced-the conservative Biedermeier, on the one hand, and the liberal Junges Deutschland (Young Germany) and Vormarz (Pre-March), on the other. The Beidermeier writers emphasized middle-class values and virtues such as family, home and community. The other two groups voiced controversial opinions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810353881
• ISBN13: 9780810353886
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 533 Pages