Mein Leben [electronic resource] : A Social and Political Critique of Life in Eighteenth-Century Germany: The Autobiography of Johann Gottfried Seume (1763-1810)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Musmann, Klaus.

Contributor:

Musmann, Klaus, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, German--18th century--Biography.

Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.

Seume, Johann Gottfried, 1763-1810.

Authors, German.

Germany.

Seume, Johann Gottfried.

Local Subjects:

Authors, German--18th century--Biography.

Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.

Seume, Johann Gottfried, 1763-1810.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a translation of Mein Leben by Gottfried Seume, an autobiography of an influential 19th century author. First issued in 1813, this translation is based on a critical edition of the work by Joerg Drews done in 1993. This is the first time it has been translated into English from German. Some of Seume's writings were banned for their controversial political overtones. This book was never published during his lifetime and the first uncensored edition appeared in 1879. In addition, the autobiography recounts his famous walks across Europe, which were also described in the book A Stroll to

Contents:

MEIN LEBEN: A Social and Political Critique of Life in Eighteenth-Century Germany; The Autobiography of Johann Gottfried Seume (1763-1810); Copyright Page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Johann Gottfried Seume: My Life; Addendum by Georg Joachim Goeschen; Addendum by Christian August Heinrich Clodius; Bibliography; Index to Persons and Places

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2184-X

OCLC:

818851300