The Emergence of German as a Literary Language 1700-1775

Abstract

Foreword Textual notes List of abbreviations 1. The vindication of the language 2. The language of philosophy 3. The literary journals 4. The stabilisation of the language 5. The theory of the prose style 6. The development of narrative prose 7. The language of poetry 8. The development of the poetical medium 9. The revival of metaphor 10. The grand manner 11. The prose of maturity 12. The culture of wit and feeling 13. The mystical approach 14. The return to origins 15. The golden touch General index Index to secondary literature.