Theodor Fontane: Literature and History in the Bismarck Reich

by Gordon A. Craig

First published in Germany to popular and critical acclaim, this is a unique portrait of the life and work of Theodor Fontane, the greatest German novelist of his age, as well as a major poet and theater critic and much loved travel writer. Gordon A. Craig, one of the foremost scholars of German history, interpolates a cohesive historical biography of Fontane with his own reflections on the art, culture, and politics of Fontane's world.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195128370
• ISBN13: 9780195128376
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"