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Georg Heym: A Reluctant Rebel

Egbert Krispyn

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Description:German Expressionism developed out of the socio-economic and intergenerational conflicts of the Wilhelmian era. Between 1910 and 1914—during the dying years of the Empire—the authors who comprised the movement produced their most influential body of work. The momentum of these years carried expressionism in Germany through the years of World War I and the postwar revolution. With the founding of the Weimar Republic, however, new forms of literature developed, and expressionism was almost forgotten in the 1920's and the 1930's. After World War II German writers returned to expressionism as the basis for a new beginning in literature. Postwar critics re-examined the expressionists of the 1910-1920 decade, and in the process re-evaluated some of the prominent writers of the movement. As a result, the literary reputations of some of the notable expressionists were affected. Some were found not to be as important as previous critics had thought, while other writers belonging to the movement were given greater value in this critical re-evaluation. Among this latter group was Georg Heym, whose poetry is now considered to be among the most valuable work in any genre of expressionist literature. Heym's complete lack of idealism seems to be closer to the intellectual currents of the postwar world than does the often aggressive idealism of most of the other expressionists. Georg Heym manifests the essence of German expressionism. Although his biography is essentially that of most of his literary contemporaries, it is his work and his own records of his life that provide the only sufficiently detailed and coherent body of information concerning the spirit of the Wilhelmian era, the individual personality, and the creative work of literature. Only by placing Heym in the historical and literary background of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Germany can the full significance of his life and work be seen. However, no serious attempt has previously been made to deal with him from this perspective. With this volume Professor Krispyn closes a gap in literary scholarship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Georg Heym: A Reluctant Rebel. To get started finding Georg Heym: A Reluctant Rebel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 135

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Publisher: University of Florida Press

Release: 1968

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Description: German Expressionism developed out of the socio-economic and intergenerational conflicts of the Wilhelmian era. Between 1910 and 1914—during the dying years of the Empire—the authors who comprised the movement produced their most influential body of work. The momentum of these years carried expressionism in Germany through the years of World War I and the postwar revolution. With the founding of the Weimar Republic, however, new forms of literature developed, and expressionism was almost forgotten in the 1920's and the 1930's. After World War II German writers returned to expressionism as the basis for a new beginning in literature. Postwar critics re-examined the expressionists of the 1910-1920 decade, and in the process re-evaluated some of the prominent writers of the movement. As a result, the literary reputations of some of the notable expressionists were affected. Some were found not to be as important as previous critics had thought, while other writers belonging to the movement were given greater value in this critical re-evaluation. Among this latter group was Georg Heym, whose poetry is now considered to be among the most valuable work in any genre of expressionist literature. Heym's complete lack of idealism seems to be closer to the intellectual currents of the postwar world than does the often aggressive idealism of most of the other expressionists. Georg Heym manifests the essence of German expressionism. Although his biography is essentially that of most of his literary contemporaries, it is his work and his own records of his life that provide the only sufficiently detailed and coherent body of information concerning the spirit of the Wilhelmian era, the individual personality, and the creative work of literature. Only by placing Heym in the historical and literary background of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Germany can the full significance of his life and work be seen. However, no serious attempt has previously been made to deal with him from this perspective. With this volume Professor Krispyn closes a gap in literary scholarship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Georg Heym: A Reluctant Rebel. To get started finding Georg Heym: A Reluctant Rebel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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