Honor in German Literature

by George Fenwick Jones

Book Overview

Originally published in 1959, this first scholarly study of the origin and development of the concept of honor in German literature traces its role from ancient Germanic to modern works and shows how the transformation from external to internal conceptions of honor were influenced by Christian and Stoic ideals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469657597
• ISBN13: 9781469657592
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"