The Hermit in German Literature From Lessing to Eichendorff

In this thorough study of the figure of the hermit in the works of German writers Fitzell analyzes characters in works by Lessing, Goethe, Klinger, Hoffmann, Wieland, Eichendorff and others. The author argues that the figure of the hermit characterizes the quality of inwardness and withdrawal from s...

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1. Verfasser: John Fitzell, Henry (auth)
Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 1961
Schriftenreihe:UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures
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Zusammenfassung:In this thorough study of the figure of the hermit in the works of German writers Fitzell analyzes characters in works by Lessing, Goethe, Klinger, Hoffmann, Wieland, Eichendorff and others. The author argues that the figure of the hermit characterizes the quality of inwardness and withdrawal from society characteristic of German literature, and shows how this quality was represented in the age of Goethe.
Beschreibung:1 electronic resource (148 p.)
ISBN:9781469657493_Fitzell
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access