Salomon Gessner: His Creative Achievement and Influence (Anglica Germanica Series 2)

Hibberd, John

ISBN 10: 0521157838 / ISBN 13: 9780521157834

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

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This 1976 book contextualises Salomon Gessner, traces the story of his impact and stresses his significance as a key to the taste of his age. Series: Anglica Germanica Series 2. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2ACG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282. . 2011. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Salomon Gessner: His Creative Achievement and Influence (Anglica Germanica Series 2)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521157838
• ISBN 13: 9780521157834
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

At a time when German was generally despised as a barbaric tongue, Salomon Gessner was hailed in Europe as a poet of universal significance. Yet today he is scarcely known. John Hibberd sets the writer in context, traces the story of his impact, and stresses his significance as a key to the taste of his age. He finds the reasons for Gessner's remarkable success in his appeal to the feeling for nature and natural simplicity nascent in the mid-eighteenth century, and in his ability to be many things to many men by reconciling the main cultural trends of that time - Pre-Romanticism and Neo-Classicism. Originally published in 1976, this was the first book on the subject in English. It went beyond previous books on Gessner in both detail and scope; it called for a greater appreciation of Gessner's historical importance, but also assesed his achievements as a writer, engraver and painter.

Book Description

At a time when German was despised as barbaric, Salomon Gessner was hailed as a poet of universal significance. Yet today he is scarcely known. This 1976 book contextualises the writer, traces the story of his impact and stresses his significance as a key to the taste of his age.