Theodor Fontane
Literature and History in the Bismarck Reich
Published on 4. November 1999
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-512837-6 (ISBN)
Description
This work, first published in Germany, is a historical biography of Theodor Fontane, a major German novelist of the late nineteenth century. Through his study of Fontane, Craig presents his perceptions of nineteenth-century German, and in particular Prussian, history.
Reviews / Votes
The book that gave me most pleasure--long-term pleasure--right through the summer and autumn was Gordon A. Craig's Theodor Fontane. * Gabriele Annan in The Times Literary Supplement *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
559 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512837-6 (9780195128376)
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11/1999
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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E-Book
11/1999
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€115.99
Available for download
Person
Gordon A. Craig is J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Stanford University. His several highly regarded books include Germany, 1866-1945, The End of Prussia, and Politics of the Unpolitical. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books.
Content
Foreword
1: History
2: Scotland
3: Wanderings
4: War
5: Bismarck
6: Theater
7: Historical Novels
8: Novels of Society
Bibliography
Index
1: History
2: Scotland
3: Wanderings
4: War
5: Bismarck
6: Theater
7: Historical Novels
8: Novels of Society
Bibliography
Index