The Politics of the Unpolitical German Writers and the Problem of Power, 1770-1871 |
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Author:
| Craig, Gordon A. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-509499-2 |
Publication Date: | May 1995 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Craig deals with a question that has always been a point of controversy: do political writers have responsibility and are they obliged to show political engagement in their work? Craig answers this question by studying ten German writers from 1770-1871, among them Goethe, Schiller, Klein, and Heine and finds that these `unpolitical' writers were actively engaged in their politics.
In this book, Craig deals with a question that has always been a point of controversy: do political writers have responsibility and are they obliged to show political engagement in their work? Craig answers this question by studying ten German writers from 1770-1871, among them Goethe, Schiller, Klein, and Heine and finds that these `unpolitical' writers were actively engaged in their politics.