Eudo C. Mason (1901-1969) left a posthumus study the originality of which still surprises although it was written twenty years ago. Mason provides a subtle analysis of Goethe's impact on Hoelderlin and offers a stimulating comparison of the similarities in the work of the two poets. But he also studies the relationship between Schiller and Hoelderlin and casts a new light on the friendship between Goethe and Schiller. His study is characterised by a thorough knowledge of the writings of other scholars, by a robust common sense, by an incisive argument and by a lively style, as was to be expected of any work from the pen of this eminent Rilke-scholar. Thus, Mason's study is an important contribution to our understanding of German classical literature.
| ISBN: | 9783261014108 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 1975 |
| Author: | PH Gaskill |
| Publisher: | Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften an imprint of Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissen |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Series: | Britische Und Irische Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und : British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |