Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
This study, one recommended by Hermann Weigand,
examines to what extent the novel Der Nachsorrimer by
Adalbert Stifter satisfies Schillerts specifications for
the "sentimental'' idyll as expressed in his essay Ueber
naive und sentimentalische Dichtung. A short survey of
German idyllic literature in the eighteenth century follows
a discussion of Schiller's concept of the idyll, in that
Schiller's statement refers directly to contemporary works
in this genre. An analysis of Der Nachsorrtrn:er is then
undertaken. Specific subjects of study are the behavior
of individual characters, the function of society and the
structure of the novel. The study indicates the means
Stifter uses to write an idyll that in many ways satisfies
Schiller's specifications.
examines to what extent the novel Der Nachsorrimer by
Adalbert Stifter satisfies Schillerts specifications for
the "sentimental'' idyll as expressed in his essay Ueber
naive und sentimentalische Dichtung. A short survey of
German idyllic literature in the eighteenth century follows
a discussion of Schiller's concept of the idyll, in that
Schiller's statement refers directly to contemporary works
in this genre. An analysis of Der Nachsorrtrn:er is then
undertaken. Specific subjects of study are the behavior
of individual characters, the function of society and the
structure of the novel. The study indicates the means
Stifter uses to write an idyll that in many ways satisfies
Schiller's specifications.
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