Lovers, parricides, and highwaymen
Subtitle: aspects of Sturm und Drang drama
By: Bruce Duncan.
Series: Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture; Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: German drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; Sturm und Drang movement.
Description: "The eighteenth-century movement called Sturm und Drang played a critical role in the development of German literature in general and German drama in particular. Lasting from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, it was part of a great national awakening that propelled German culture into European prominence. Beyond this, the Sturm und Drang is a complex and misunderstood phenomenon that simultaneously draws on and rebels against the cultural and historical developments that surround it.

Two centuries of reception have further clouded the picture, injecting the concept of the movement, or at least its name, even into American popular culture."--BOOK JACKET. "This book addresses both specialists and non-German-speakers who are seeking an introduction to the Sturm und Drang."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-251) and index.