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The Hermit in German Literature: From Lessing to Eichendorff

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Henry John Fitzell
1961
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
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In this thorough study of the figure of the hermit in the works of German writers Fitzell analyzes characters in works by Lessing, Goethe, Klinger, Hoffmann, Wieland, Eichendorff and others. The author argues that the figure of the hermit characterizes the quality of inwardness and withdrawal from society characteristic of German literature, and shows how this quality was represented in the age of Goethe.

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i

Series Page

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv-vi

Preface

pp. vii-viii

Table of Contents

pp. ix-x

Introduction

pp. xi-xiii

I. The Hermit of Literary Tradition

pp. 1-9

II. The Hermit and Society

pp. 10-53

III. The Inner Conflict

pp. 54-87

IV. The Hermit and Nature

pp. 88-119

Chronological Table of Works

pp. 120

Bibliography

pp. 121-123

Index

pp. 124-130
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