German Romantic Literary Theory

by Ernst Behler

Book Overview

The emergence of a new theory of literature in the German Romantic period constituted a decisive turning point in the history of criticism. Prepared by new trends in critical thought during the latter half of the eighteenth century, a view of the literary work and the artistic process developed which diverged sharply from the dominant classicist understanding of aesthetics and poetics. It recognised the infinite changeability of genres, their constant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052102191X
• ISBN13: 9780521021913
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"