Rude Years. Biography. In 2 volumes
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Rude Years. Biography. In 2 volumes
29.99 €
Jean-Paul Richter, a contemporary of J. W. Goethe and a recognized classic of German literature, rediscovered in the 20th century, considered "The Rude Years" "his best work, in which he actually lives: there, he says, everything is intimate and comfortable for him, like a friendly room, a cozy sofa and a well-known joyful community." Jean-Paul said that the characters of the novel, the twin brothers Walt and Vult, "are nothing more than two opposing, but still related persons, from the union of which he consists."
Jean-Paul influenced and continues to influence the work of modern German-language writers (for example, Arno Schmidt, who learned a lot from him, Reinhard Jirgl, the Swiss Peter Bichsel).
According to Geneviève Espagne, a specialist in Jean-Paul's work, this writer cannot be classified as belonging to any of the dominant movements of the time: neither to the late Enlightenment, nor to the Weimar classics, nor to Romanticism. In any case, there is no doubt about the closeness of Jean-Paul's work to literary modernism." This edition is provided with extensive commentary based on German academic publications, but largely supplemented by the translator.
Jean-Paul influenced and continues to influence the work of modern German-language writers (for example, Arno Schmidt, who learned a lot from him, Reinhard Jirgl, the Swiss Peter Bichsel).
According to Geneviève Espagne, a specialist in Jean-Paul's work, this writer cannot be classified as belonging to any of the dominant movements of the time: neither to the late Enlightenment, nor to the Weimar classics, nor to Romanticism. In any case, there is no doubt about the closeness of Jean-Paul's work to literary modernism." This edition is provided with extensive commentary based on German academic publications, but largely supplemented by the translator.