Private Lives and Collective Destinies: Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895)

Benedict Schofield

Private Lives and Collective Destinies
Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895)

Benedict Schofield

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Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), German novelist and playwright

National and cultural identity

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MHRA Texts and Dissertations 81

Bithell Series of Dissertations 37

Modern Humanities Research Association and the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies

30 May 2012 • 222pp

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Nineteenth-century Germany witnessed many debates on the nature of the nation, both before and after unification in 1871. Bourgeois authors engaged closely with questions of class and national identity, and resourcefully sought to influence the collective destiny of the German people through works of popular fiction and cultural history. Typical of this trend was the realist writer Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), the most widely read novelist of his era. Innovatively exploring all of Freytag’s works (poetry, drama, novels, history, journalism, biography and literary theory), Schofield examines how his popular writing systematically re-imagined the social structures of German society, embedding political agendas within contemporary stories of private lives. Connecting the aesthetics of Realism with the political aims of the bourgeoisie, the study both reassesses Freytag’s position within the German literary canon and re-evaluates received opinion on the socio-political function of Realism in German culture.

Benedict Schofield is Lecturer in German at King’s College London.

Reviews:

‘Schofield’s unprecedented and skillful incorporation of the author’s entire oeuvre has made a real and lasting contribution to nineteenth-century scholarship.’ — Alyssa Howards, German Quarterly 86, 2013, 489-90
‘Represents a valuable contribution to the field and enhances our understanding of Freytag’s strategy and agenda in no small measure.’ — Florian Krobb, Modern Language Review 109, 2014, 556-58 (full text online)
‘This is the only comprehensive work on Freytag that I know of, at least in our time. It is thoroughly researched... The criticism is exacting and precise.’ — Jeffrey L. Sammons, Monatshefte 106, 2014, 312-15

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i-iv	Front Matter Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.1	Cite
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v-vi	Table of Contents Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.2	Cite
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vii-viii	Acknowledgements B. S. doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.3	Cite
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1-14	Introduction Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.4	Cite
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15-39	Chapter 1 Towards A National Community: the Vormärz Poetry Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.5	Cite
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40-77	Chapter 2 Defining Class Identities: the Vormärz Dramas Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.6	Cite
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78-124	Chapter 3 Revolution and Reaction: Literary Practice and the Bourgeois Cause in the Nachmärz Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.7	Cite
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125-168	Chapter 4 Present Pasts: History, Bildung, and the Volkskraft Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.8	Cite
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169-192	Chapter 5 Writing Unification: Love As An Exercise in Nation-Building Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.9	Cite
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193-198	Conclusion Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.10	Cite
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199-213	Bibliography Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.11	Cite
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214-220	INDEX Benedict Schofield doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tt83p.12	Cite
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Schofield, Benedict, Private Lives and Collective Destinies: Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 81 (MHRA, 2012)

First footnote reference: ³⁵ Benedict Schofield, Private Lives and Collective Destinies: Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 81 (MHRA, 2012), p. 21.

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Private Lives and Collective DestiniesClass, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895)

Benedict Schofield

Private Lives and Collective Destinies
Class, Nation and the Folk in the Works of Gustav Freytag (1816-1895)