Vor der Literatur: Eine Evolutionstheorie der Poetik Alteuropas

by Ingo Stöckmann

Up to now, the marriage between literary studies and sociological systems theory has been exclusively consummated on modern literature since 1800. This study is the first to adapt systems theory to the entirely different structures of poetology in pre-modern Europe (1600-1750). Central to the approach is the hypothesis that although the differentiation of the modern literary system has so far largely been described as an >event

402 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001