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German literature (German: Deutschsprachige Literatur) comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany , Austria , the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , South Tyrol in Italy and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora .
The term "literature" as it is used in connection with Old High German has a broader scope than for later periods in the history of German: it is not restricted to imaginative works but encompasses everything written in the language, including prayers and theological works as well as verse narratives.
Jahrhundert (History of German national literature in the 19th century; 1853) His numerous critical articles for Die Grenzboten formed the basis for this. The 5th ed., revised and enlarged, appeared under the title Geschichte der deutschen Litteratur seit Lessings Tod (History of German literature since Lessing's death; 1865–67).
Medieval German literature refers to the literature of Medieval Germany.. It can be subdivided into two main periods: Old High German literature (750–1050) is the product of the monasteries and is almost exclusively religious in nature
The fundamental development from Middle High German literature was the giving up of a small range of literary subjects which had been of vital interest to a chivalrous society eclectic in its tastes, and the adoption of a wider, more complex, range of subjects interesting a wider public which was not chivalrous but citizen.
Middle High German literature refers to literature written in German between the middle of the 11th century and the middle of the 14th. In the second half of the 12th century, there was a sudden intensification of activity, leading to a 60-year "golden age" of medieval German literature referred to as the mittelhochdeutsche Blütezeit (c. 1170 – c. 1230).
History of literature in Germany (9 C) L. LGBTQ literature in Germany (2 C, 5 P) East German literature (5 C, 6 P) Low German literature (8 P) M. Literary magazines ...
The criticism of Georg Lukács greatly impacted the literature of the GDR. His theories served as a middle ground between the necessary creative independence of the author and the theory of socialist realism as it was functioning at that time in the Soviet Union, paving the way for an East German literature that was to be more independent and original than what was to be found in the soviet bloc.