The politics of the unpolitical [[electronic resource] ] : German writers and the problem of power, 1770-1871 / / Gordon A. Craig

• Autore: Craig Gordon Alexander <1913-2005.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Disciplina: 830.9/358
• Soggetto topico: Authors, German - 18th century - Political and social views; Authors, German - 19th century - Political and social views; German literature - 18th century - History and criticism; German literature - 19th century - History and criticism; Politics in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-181) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. Goethe as Statesman; 2. A German Jacobin: Georg Forster; 3. Friedrich Schiller and the Police; 4. Johannes von Müller: The Historian in Search of a Hero; 5. Heinrich von Kleist and the Duel with Napoleon; 6. Wilhelm von Humboldt as Diplomat; 7. Hölderlin and the Barbarians; 8. Lenau as Political Writer; 9. Heinrich Heine and the Germans; 10. Gervinus and German Unity; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This treatise attempts to answer a controversial question: are political writers obliged to show political engagement in their works? It studies 10 German writers, among them Goethe, Schiller, Kleist and Heine, and finds that these ""unpolitical"" writers were indeed engaged in political activity.
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of the unpolitical
• ISBN: 1-280-52791-9; 0-19-535739-6; 1-4294-0601-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450889103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II