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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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Description:A feature in German literature's story which critics have remarked is the rapidity of its development in the course of the 18th century & the contrast between its opening & closing decades. The 2nd half of the century witnessed Goethe, Schiller & Kant, Germany in step with England & France. The fertilising influences of the Renaissance had reached Germany late. In England the Elizabethan age had come & flourished. In Germany poetry, drama & literature remained an almost negligible product. There were reasons for this retardation. Early in the 17th century the curse of war had brooded heavily, with particular darkness over Germany-for 30 years the cockpit where was fought the struggle between Catholic South & Protestant North. On both sides the armies were mercenaries, military locusts devouring & destroying. Nor was it merely material desolation that resulted. The springs of intellectual & spiritual activity also were choked in the debacle. The war was over by 1648, but a prolonged period was required for complete recovery. Another hindrance to the advance of German letters was the absence of national unity, the want of an acknowledged national center. Berlin, Leipzig, Hamburg, all contended for the central place, at least in the production of books & theatre. Thus an advantage was lost which England & France enjoyed by their great capitals. It's also worth remarking that whatever furtherance for intellectual activities can be looked for from men in the high places of society was wanting. King Frederick, besides being absorbed by military interests, was cold not only to German literature but even to the language. He liked to speak French & to have Frenchmen about. There's nothing blameworthy in Frederick's preference. Who doesn't prefer lightness, clarity & grace to heaviness & clumsiness? If we criticise the mistaken notions of French dramatists of those days, their bondage to ancient rules & examples, let us also acknowledge their merits. Lessing himself confesses he owed much to them, acknowledging a particular obligation to Diderot, as the man who has taken a great share in forming his taste. Frederick's preference for French writers can be easily understood, yet the consequence of his attitude was to chill & discourage German authors. Frederick's service was in a different field. He brought a national selfconsciousness & selfconfidence hitherto lacking. When, moreover, German literature began to show signs of vitality & renewal, the leaders who undertook its superintendence were unfortunately unequal to the task. They wanted the natural genius which the great business demanded & they followed mistaken paths.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 Laocoon/Nathan the Wise/Minna von Barnhelm. To get started finding Laocoon/Nathan the Wise/Minna von Barnhelm, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A feature in German literature's story which critics have remarked is the rapidity of its development in the course of the 18th century & the contrast between its opening & closing decades. The 2nd half of the century witnessed Goethe, Schiller & Kant, Germany in step with England & France. The fertilising influences of the Renaissance had reached Germany late. In England the Elizabethan age had come & flourished. In Germany poetry, drama & literature remained an almost negligible product. There were reasons for this retardation. Early in the 17th century the curse of war had brooded heavily, with particular darkness over Germany-for 30 years the cockpit where was fought the struggle between Catholic South & Protestant North. On both sides the armies were mercenaries, military locusts devouring & destroying. Nor was it merely material desolation that resulted. The springs of intellectual & spiritual activity also were choked in the debacle. The war was over by 1648, but a prolonged period was required for complete recovery. Another hindrance to the advance of German letters was the absence of national unity, the want of an acknowledged national center. Berlin, Leipzig, Hamburg, all contended for the central place, at least in the production of books & theatre. Thus an advantage was lost which England & France enjoyed by their great capitals. It's also worth remarking that whatever furtherance for intellectual activities can be looked for from men in the high places of society was wanting. King Frederick, besides being absorbed by military interests, was cold not only to German literature but even to the language. He liked to speak French & to have Frenchmen about. There's nothing blameworthy in Frederick's preference. Who doesn't prefer lightness, clarity & grace to heaviness & clumsiness? If we criticise the mistaken notions of French dramatists of those days, their bondage to ancient rules & examples, let us also acknowledge their merits. Lessing himself confesses he owed much to them, acknowledging a particular obligation to Diderot, as the man who has taken a great share in forming his taste. Frederick's preference for French writers can be easily understood, yet the consequence of his attitude was to chill & discourage German authors. Frederick's service was in a different field. He brought a national selfconsciousness & selfconfidence hitherto lacking. When, moreover, German literature began to show signs of vitality & renewal, the leaders who undertook its superintendence were unfortunately unequal to the task. They wanted the natural genius which the great business demanded & they followed mistaken paths.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 Laocoon/Nathan the Wise/Minna von Barnhelm. To get started finding Laocoon/Nathan the Wise/Minna von Barnhelm, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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