Historical dictionary of German literature to 1945
By: William Grange
Series: Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts -- no. 47
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham [Md.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780810867710; 9780810875197
Subjects: German Authors; German literature; Dictionaries; Biography; Bio-bibliography
Description: This book covers an array of literary analysis and achievement, from Old High German lays and ecclesiastical encomia to Middle High German epics, sagas, and love lyrics. The history of this period in German literature is told through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a comprehensive bibliography, and more than 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on poetry, novels, historical narratives, philosophical musings, and dramas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Introduction; title: The dictionary; title: Bibliography.