Johann Balthasar Schupp and the Baroque Satire in Germany / Hildegarde E. Wichert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wichert, Hildegarde E., author.

Series:

Columbia University Germanic Studies ; 22

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1952]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Analyzes the work of Johann Balthasar Schupp in the context of the satire in 17th century Germany, and also deals with the various phases of form, content, and philosophical approach as they appear in other outstanding satirists of the age as well as Schupp's.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction. Schupp as a Literary Figure

Part One: The Form of the Satire in the Seventeenth Century

I. Structural Aspects of The Contemporary Satire

II. Characteristics of Schupp's Satirical Form

III. Varieties of Style in The Baroque Satire

IV. Schupp as a Stylist

Part Two: The Reflection of Contemporary Culture

V. The State and Society

VI. Schupp's Treatment of The State and Society

VII. Public Morality

VIII. Schupp and Contemporary Morals

IX. Cultural Life in The Satire

X. The Cultural Problem in Schupp

Part Three: Religion and Philosophy

XI. Religious Ideals and Social Reality

XII. Schupp's Approach to Reality

XIII. Ethical Idealism and Psychological Realism

XIV. The Aesthetic Character of Schupp's Realism

Conclusion: The German Satire in The Literature of The Baroque Age

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88494-X

OCLC:

1100437167