| Title | 3. Writers from German Lands |
|---|---|
| Contributor | John Claiborne Isbell(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0458.03 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0458/chapters/10.11647/obp.0458.03 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | John Claiborne Isbell; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-04-17 |
| Long abstract | This chapter reviews 31 women writers, 1776-1848, from German lands, since Germany in this period did not exist. The period traces the fall of the thousand-year-old Holy Roman Empire and the emergence of the German Confederation, after a period of Napoleonic occupation. Writers range from pro- to anti-French, from aristocrats to proletarians, from duchesses to revolutionaries. A wide variety of genres is represented, from lyric poetry to translation to romance to theatre. Divorce is common among these emancipated women, and suicide is not unknown. |
| Page range | pp. 101–114 |
| Print length | 14 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |