Abstract
The relationship to tradition, which is shown in this comparative analysis of ›paratexts‹ by Lohenstein, Neukirch, Konig and Gottsched, shines a new light on the ›Epochengrenze‹ between ›baroque‹ and the ›enlightenment‹. In contrast to common scholarship’s claim that a severe break separates the two literary periods, these analyzed texts illustrate that they in no way deny the tradition, although they solicit a new beginning for German literature. Instead, the texts postulate a gentle, tradition-oriented transition which was also modeled on foreign literature, particulary French literature; they specifically emphasize the sfumato of the border. With the accentuation of the sfumato, the author plays a subordinate role. This relationship to tradition manifests itself more as an intertextual aspect although autobigraphical references, as in Gottsched’s preface, might lead to contrary argumentation.
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