Germany in the Eighteenth Century: The Social Background of the Literary Revival by W H Bruford

Germany in the Eighteenth Century: The Social Background of the Literary Revival by W H Bruford

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From the masquerades of the court to the half-naked children of the peasants; from hunting and winter sports to publishing; from law to sanitation, this 1935 book plunges the reader into life in Germany two hundred years ago, linking everyday life with outstanding features in the thought of the age.

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Germany in the Eighteenth Century: The Social Background of the Literary Revival by W H Bruford

From the balls and masquerades of the court to the half-naked children of the peasants; from hunting and winter sports to details of authorship and publishing; from law to sanitation, this 1935 book plunges the reader into life in Germany two hundred years ago. The author links everyday life and current traditions with some of the outstanding features in the literature and thought of the age, thus providing a full picture of the political, economic and social background to the intellectual and artistic achievements of the period. In the process he has brought out some of the enduring processes of German life.
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ISBN 13 9780521092593
ISBN 10 0521092590
Title Germany in the Eighteenth Century: The Social Background of the Literary Revival
Author W H Bruford
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1935-01-02
Number of pages 376
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.