Ludwig Tieck's Genoveva, Considered as Romantic Poetry

Ranftl, Johann, 1865-1937Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.9
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606K words
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61

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Foreign Language Books Literary Appreciation Love EntanglementsTragic LoveTest of FaithRomanticismMoral DilemmaAcademic StudyDrama StudiesLiterary CriticismGerman LiteratureFolk Legend

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Ludwig Tiecks Genoveva, als romantische Dichtung betrachtet by Johann RanftlAuthor: Ranftl, Johann, 1865-1937,Language: German, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Oct 24, 2015

Editor's review

This book is a literary study written in German by Johann Ranftl, specifically examining Ludwig Tieck's Genoveva as a Romantic poetic work. Tieck was an important writer of the German Romantic school, and Genoveva draws on a medieval legend; Ranftl analyzes it from the perspective of Romantic poetics, making this a specialized discussion within German literary criticism and Romantic studies. For research on German Romantic literature, Tieck's works, or the re-creation of medieval themes in the Romantic school, this book offers an early scholarly perspective. As a free e-book from Project Gutenberg, it is easy to access and search, making it suitable as reference material for thesis writing or specialized study. The book is a German academic discussion with high argumentative density; reading it requires some foundation in German literary history and Romantic poetics, and it is recommended to study it alongside Tieck's original work and related research literature.

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Reading tips

  1. First read Tieck's original Genoveva or familiarize yourself with its plot before entering the book's critical analysis.
  2. Read with basic concepts of German Romantic poetics in mind to better grasp the author's argumentative framework.
  3. Take notes according to the layers of argument, distinguishing description of the work from the author's poetic judgments.
  4. When using it as thesis reference material, compare the book's views with later Tieck research literature.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

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FAQ

What exactly is the subject of this book's study? Written in German, this book examines Ludwig Tieck's Genoveva from the perspective of Romantic poetry and is a specialized work of German literary criticism and Romantic studies.
Do I need to read the original work before reading this book? It is advisable to first understand the plot of Genoveva and the basics about Tieck; otherwise it will be difficult to follow the author's specific analysis of the work's poetic features.
What are the language and reading threshold of this book? This is a German academic discussion with fairly dense argumentation, requiring some foundation in German literary history and Romantic poetics; it is not suitable for general readers without German reading ability.
Can this book be used as thesis reference material? It can serve as supplementary literature for Tieck studies and German Romantic studies, but it is an early critical work; it is advisable to use it in comparison with contemporary research findings.

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About the author

Ranftl, Johann, 1865-1937 Author · Austrian · 1865–1937

Johann Ranftl (1865–1937) was an Austrian writer and journalist known for his novels, essays, and descriptions of local life and scenery, which often drew on the places and everyday life he knew well. The only work of his held in this collection is Ludwig Tiecks Genoveva, als romantische Dichtung betrachtet, a study that examines Ludwig Tieck's Genoveva from the perspective of Romantic poetry, reflecting his interest and competence in literary criticism and research. Public information about his life is limited, and details of his education, career, and personal connections are difficult to verify. Judging from his surviving works, however, he combined journalism aimed at a general readership with more specialized literary study, and these two strands together form the basic shape of his writing career.