
The Reception of English Puritan Literature in Germany
Peter Damrau(Author)
Maney Publishing
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2006
Book
Hardback
222 pages
978-1-904350-38-5 (ISBN)
Description
This
is the first study to demonstrate the impact of Puritan literature on the
development of German language and literature in the seventeenth century and
beyond. It crosses the boundaries of theology, literature, and the English and
German traditions to show that eighteenth-century secular thinking on
introspection, psychology and subjectivity has its roots in vocabulary used in
Germany as early as 1665 through the translation of figures such as Daniel Dyke
and Richard Baxter. The book concludes with insights on John Bunyan, whose
works inspired writers of the 'Geniegeneration' such as Lenz, Wieland, Moritz
and Jung-Stilling.
is the first study to demonstrate the impact of Puritan literature on the
development of German language and literature in the seventeenth century and
beyond. It crosses the boundaries of theology, literature, and the English and
German traditions to show that eighteenth-century secular thinking on
introspection, psychology and subjectivity has its roots in vocabulary used in
Germany as early as 1665 through the translation of figures such as Daniel Dyke
and Richard Baxter. The book concludes with insights on John Bunyan, whose
works inspired writers of the 'Geniegeneration' such as Lenz, Wieland, Moritz
and Jung-Stilling.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leeds
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-904350-38-5 (9781904350385)
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