A Companion to German Literature: From 1500 to the Present

by Eda Sagarra, Peter Skrine

Presents, in an immensely readable yet profoundly scholarly account, the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the wider context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe.

Genres: Literature

394 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[meadow · Rating 3 out of 5]

not bad but not great. at times it would spend too much time talking history, which isn't really so bad, but i already knew the history stuff so it was a bit boring! but that's what skimming is for. i also disliked that occasionally it would mention authors/books without giving much detail about what the books were like. still, it's got a lot of books in it, and the appendix of mini-biographies is nice.

it does a good job discussing women authors without overstating their achievements.

it talked a little too much about drama for my interest but i'm not really too into drama, and if you are it's probably not such a bad thing.