Goethe in East Germany, 1949-1989: Toward a History of Goethe Reception in the Gdr

by Daniel J. Farrelly

The first book, in the English-speaking world or elsewhere, to offer an analysis and evaluation of GDR Goethe reception.

Goethe and Schiller, as representatives of Weimar Classicism, had a pivotal function in the cultural policy of the GDR in the forty years of its existence (1949-1989). Goethe in particular was crucial to the GDR's aim of finding afocus for the cultural reformation of post-war Germany in the Soviet-occupied zone. This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571130659
• ISBN13: 9781571130655
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.8"