Goethe in East Germany, 1949-1989 : Toward a History of Goethe Reception in the GDR Hardback
by Daniel J. Farrelly
Part of the Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture series
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The first book, in the English-speaking world or elsewhere, to offer an analysis and evaluation of GDR Goethe reception. Goethe and Schiller, as representatives of Weimar Classicism, had a pivotal function in the cultural policy of the GDR in the forty years of its existence (1949-1989).
Goethe in particular was crucial to the GDR's aim of finding afocus for the cultural reformation of post-war Germany in the Soviet-occupied zone.
This book offers a study of the implications of such a situation for the reception of Goethe and his work.
Contrary to the general perception, influenced and represented by Walter Hinderer's chapter in the Klassik-Legende, that one-sidedness and blind obedience govern the inflexible commitment of GDR scholars of the German classical period, it can be shown that theGDR Marxist tradition of Goethe scholarship is in fact characterized by a series of vigorous internal debates.
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- Pages:178 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:05/03/1998
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- ISBN:9781571130655
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Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:178 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:05/03/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9781571130655
