The Nature of Realism in Grimmelshausen's «Simplicissimus» Cycle of Novels
©1982
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262 Pages
Summary
This study of the «Simplicissimus» cycle of works seeks to demonstrate Grimmelshausen's modernity as an author and thinker. A new evaluation of Simplex and others as characters is undertaken; the author's use of time and space is examined, as are the credibility of action and the interweaving of real and fictional history; the values upheld in the works are re-assessed. The study shows a writer who, although at times intermittently realistic, is largely engaged in portraying contemporary life in a realistic fashion.
Details
- Pages
- 262
- Publication Year
- 1982
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783261049674
- Language
- English
- Published
- Bern, Frankfurt/M., 1981. 262 pp.
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