The German Tradition in Literature 1871-1945

by Ronald Gray

Book Overview

For Dr Gray German literature since 1871 has been dominated by one intellectual trend: the tendency to think in polar opposites which are felt to be both diametrically opposed and yet capable of fusion, of synthesis. In tracing this trend in literature, he is led to enquire how far the same preoccupations were linked with the German history of the time. In short, did the main literary tradition help to create an atmosphere in which the tyranny of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521292786
• ISBN13: 9780521292788
• Release Date: October 1977
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"