Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700-1766) the Harbinger of German Classicism

by Istvan Gombocz and P.M. Mitchell

First modern study of Johann Christoph Gottsched, the influential German dramatist and critic.

Johann Christoph Gottsched was one of the most important figures in eighteenth century German history. He established a standard for German poetics; wrote important plays for the German theatre in its infancy; and was the author of the first standard reference works on German rhetoric and grammar, the latter of which helped to found a literary language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571130632
• ISBN13: 9781571130631
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 144 Pages