Abstract

The great break in tradition and continuity which the advent of Nazism meant for German cultural life can still be felt today, more than seven years after the collapse of that fateful regime. German literature was long dominated by an atmosphere of provincialism, stagnation and escapism from which it is only slowly and painfully emerging. But since 1945 many conscientious writers have felt the necessity of re-establishing contact with general European literary trends, or with interrupted traditions of preHitler literature. There is also a strong tendency, however, to seek new literary forms more expressive of a society which has suffered the psychological devastation of war. Although this tentative groping has produced a number of remarkable works, the permanent value of these efforts is most questionable; we can judge only their validity as literary products expressive of a post-war period.

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