The Shepherd, the Volk, and the Middle Class: Transformations of Pastoral in German-Language Writing, 1750-1850

by Elystan Griffiths

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European pastoral tradition traces its roots to Theocritus's Idylls and Virgil's Eclogues/I>, which portrayed herdsmen pursuing love and art. While the lives of shepherds, or of country folk generally, remain the ostensible subject of pastoral, Elystan Griffiths argues that in the German context after 1750 its central concerns were those of an emergent, nationally minded, creative middle class. These concerns became increasingly urgent in the face...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1640140646

ISBN13:9781640140646

Release Date:May 2020

Publisher:Camden House (NY)

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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