| Literary Antipietism in Germany During the First Half of the Eighteenth Century Contributor(s): Petig, William E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820400874 ISBN-13: 9780820400877 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts |
| Dewey: 830.900 |
| LCCN: 83049223 |
| Series: Stanford German Studies |
| Physical Information: 236 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pietism had a considerable impact on the cultural and social life of eighteenth-century Germany. However, the confrontation between what was essentially a religious movement and the literary world has not been adequately explored. This is particularly true of the negative reaction to Pietism in German literature or -literary antipietism-, as it is referred to here. After establishing the background against which literary anti- pietism develops, the book examines those German literary works from the first half of the eighteenth century which portray Pietists in a negative manner and sheds light on the genesis as well as on the public reception of these works. The last chapter dis- cusses the theological basis for the Pietists' opposition to secular literature and the theater, chronicles their efforts in Halle to close theaters and forbid the reading of worldly literature in the schools, and analyzes the Pietists' understanding of the creative process as it relates to literature and the arts." |