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100 1 _aBrandes, Georg,
_d1842-1927
245 1 0 _aMain Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany
246 1 _aMain Currents in 19th Century Literature - 6. Young Germany
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-01-22
505 0 _aThe political background -- Philosophy and reaction -- Spirit of the opposition -- Influence of the Revolution of July -- Influence of Byron -- Value of the new literature -- Börne -- Heine -- Heine and goethe -- Heine -- Literature and party -- Immermann -- Hegelianism -- Young Germany and Menzel -- Gutzkow, Laube, Mundt -- Rahel, Bettina, Charlotte Stieglitz -- Frederick William IV. of Prussia -- The neutral literature -- Political poetry, philosophical revolution -- Revolutionary poetry -- Revolutionary poetry -- The revolution -- Conclusion.
508 _aProduced by Jens Guld and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
520 _a"Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany" by Georg Brandes is a historical and literary analysis written in the early 20th century. This volume examines the literary movement known as Young Germany and its context within the socio-political landscape of the 19th century, focusing particularly on the reactionary political climate following the Napoleonic Wars and the influence of revolutionary movements. The work reflects on key literary figures and the role of literature as a vehicle for political and societal critique during a time of unrest and emerging nationalism in Germany. The opening of the book situates the Young Germany movement against the backdrop of significant political repression following the Napoleonic Wars, particularly under figures like Metternich, who sought to quell revolutionary sentiment. Brandes describes the disappointment among the German youth who had hoped for unification and freedom but faced a harsh reality of reactionary politics. Notable individuals such as Ludwig Börne and Heinrich Heine emerge as voices of resistance against this oppression, employing their literary works to advocate for freedom and national identity. The early chapters emphasize the bleak state of German society and the yearning for political liberty, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how literature intersected with the cultural and political currents of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLiterature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism
653 _aNaturalism in literature
653 _aRomanticism
700 1 _aMorison, Mary
700 1 _aWhite, Diana
_q(Translator),
_d1868-1950
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48042
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