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The first volume of the Camden House History of German Literature sets the scene for the development of writing in German by taking a very broad view of aspects of the early Germanic past, drawing on a wide range of disciplines including archaeology, anthropology, and philology, before moving into the area of literary history proper. The first part considers the whole concept of Germanic antiquity and the way in which it has been approached, examines classical writings about Germanic origins and the earliest Germanic tribes, and then looks at the two great influences on the early Germanic world. The first of these was the confrontation with the Roman Empire (including a consideration of the impact of the famous and now definitely located defeat of the legions by Hermann); the second was the displacement of Germanic religion by Christianity. The gods and religious practices of pre-Christian German are examined under this heading. A chapter on orality -- the earliest stage of all literature -- provides a bridge to the earliest Germanic writings. The second part of the book is devoted to written Germanic -- rather than German -- materials. Thus a series of chapters looksfirst at the R

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Author

Brian O. Murdoch, Malcolm Read, Adrian Murdoch, Fred C. Robinson

Publisher

Camden House

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781571136374

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction