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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826035803321

Autore

Boulby Mark

Titolo

Karl Philipp Moritz : at the Fringe of genius / / Mark Boulby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto ; ; Buffalo ; ; London : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1979

©1979

ISBN

1-4426-3396-4

1-4426-3228-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

833.6

Soggetti

Novelists, German - 18th century

Biographies.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The novel of the self -- Enlightened man emergent -- Poor travelling creature -- The smoke and the light -- At the fringe of genius -- Subjunctives of success -- Departure intestate -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first complete biographical and critical study of Karl Philipp Moritz (1756-93), German novelist, teacher, journalist, and philologist.