Building A National Literature: The Case Of Germany, 1830-1870
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent decades between 1830 and 1870, Germany was not yet a unified nation — yet its writers, critics, and intellectuals were already forging one through the power of the written word. Peter Uwe Hohendahl's Building a National Literature: The Case of Germany, 1830–1870 presents a rigorous and illuminating examination of how a literary canon was constructed, institutionalised, and deployed as a tool of national identity in a fragmented political landscape. The work chronicles the rise of literary criticism, the role of publishing and journalism, and the fierce ideological debates that shaped what it meant to possess a distinctly German literature, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to reconstruct the cultural machinery of the era. Translated by Renate Baron Franciscono, this landmark work of literary theory and cultural history argues that the formation of a national literature is never a purely aesthetic endeavour but is, at its core, a deeply political act. Hohendahl's analytical precision and breadth of scholarship make this an indispensable text for anyone interested in the intersections of literature, nationalism, and modernity. Originally published in German, its translation by Cornell University Press brought these vital insights to an English-speaking audience — raising the question of what it truly means for a culture to author itself into existence.
Author: Peter Uwe Hohendahl
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent decades between 1830 and 1870, Germany was not yet a unified nation — yet its writers, critics, and intellectuals were already forging one through the power of the written word. Peter Uwe Hohendahl's Building a National Literature: The Case of Germany, 1830–1870 presents a rigorous and illuminating examination of how a literary canon was constructed, institutionalised, and deployed as a tool of national identity in a fragmented political landscape. The work chronicles the rise of literary criticism, the role of publishing and journalism, and the fierce ideological debates that shaped what it meant to possess a distinctly German literature, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to reconstruct the cultural machinery of the era. Translated by Renate Baron Franciscono, this landmark work of literary theory and cultural history argues that the formation of a national literature is never a purely aesthetic endeavour but is, at its core, a deeply political act. Hohendahl's analytical precision and breadth of scholarship make this an indispensable text for anyone interested in the intersections of literature, nationalism, and modernity. Originally published in German, its translation by Cornell University Press brought these vital insights to an English-speaking audience — raising the question of what it truly means for a culture to author itself into existence.