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Author Williams, John, 1946-

Title Wordsworth translated : a case study in the reception of British Romantic poetry in Germany 1804-1914 / John Williams
Published London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (165 pages)
Series Continuum reception studies series
Continuum reception studies series.
Contents Acknowledgements; 1 The Eighteenth-Century Context; 2 Revolution and War: Germany, the 'New English Poetry' and Wordsworth's Arrival on the Printed Page; 3 Letters to a German Noblewoman on the New English Poetry: Friedrich Jacobsen and William Wordsworth; 4 The Making of a German Wordsworth; 5 Translation in Theory and Practice: Friedrich Jacobsen, Ferdinand Freiligrath and Marie Gothein; 6 Wordsworth among the Romantic Poets in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Germany; 7 Cultural and Political Disruption: Wordsworth's Voice in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany
8 War Clouds: Wordsworth in Germany 1906-1914Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
Summary British writers of the Romantic Period were popular in Germany throughout the nineteenth century, and translations of Scott, Burns, Moore, Hemans, and Byron (among others) became widespread. This study analyses the reception of William Wordsworth's poetry in 19th century Germany in relation to other romantic poets. Research into Anglo-German cultural relations has tended to see Wordsworth as of little or no interest to Germany but new research shows that Wordsworth was clearly of interest to German poets, translators and readers and that there was significantly more knowledge of and respect fo
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-156) and index
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Subject Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Translations into German -- History and criticism
SUBJECT Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 fast
Subject English poetry -- 19th century -- Translations into German -- History and criticism
POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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