 | Crossing Boundaries: Towards a Theory and History of Essay Writing in German, 1680-1815 Subjects: German essays -- History and criticism; Essay; German prose literature -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; German prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; German prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; ; Crossing Boundaries focuses on the intellectual and social factors that led to the emergence and first flowering of the German essay. McCarthy John A. : John A. McCarthy is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature, and Professor of European Studies, at Vanderbilt University. |
