Wolfgang Beutin – författare

Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students.

Since the appearance of its first edition in Germany in 1979, A History of German Literature has established itself as a classic work used by students and anyone interested in German literature. The volume chronologically traces the development of German literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Throughout this chronology, literary developments are set in a social and political context. This includes a final chapter, written for this latest edition, on the consequences of the reunification of Germany in 1990. Thoroughly interdiscipinary in method, the work also reflects recent developments in literary criticism and history. Highly readable and stimulating, A History of German Literature succeeds in making the literature of the past as immediate and engaging as the works of the present. It is both a scholary study and an invaluable reference work for students.

Anhand der bedeutendsten Texte Benjamins zeichnet das Buch nach, in welcher Weise dieser die Lineamente der Kulturphysiognomie in den aufeinander folgenden Epochen der deutschen Geschichte seit dem 18. Jahrhundert entwickelte.

Das Vorhaben des Verfassers ist es, in einer zweiteiligen Untersuchung einen Überblick zu vermitteln über die Literaturgeschichte der Reformation von 1517 bis 1600 und über die Verwendung der Motive Reformation wie auch Luther in der Literatur des Zeitraums vom 17. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert.

Die Renaissance bildet gegenwärtig wieder ein wichtiges Thema der Forschung. Sie etablierte sich einstmals als geistiges Medium neuer Art, um neben die Kirche zu treten. Ihre kennzeichnenden Hauptmotive waren gleich in Italien, Westeuropa, Deutschland und in der Schweiz. Hier fand sie ihrerseits Verwendung als literarisches Motiv.