{"product_id":"harlequin-besieged-john-walter-van-cleve-9783261047335","title":"Harlequin Besieged: The Reception of Comedy in Germany During the Early Enlightenment","description":"This study presents the set of audience expectations for German comedy that obtained within the growing literary public sphere of the 1740's. Reviews of isolated plays are used to generate a hypothetical  horizon , which is then tested in an examination of three complex debates of  scandalous  comedies. As important was the participation of texts in the reception process, whereby authors could not only react to public criticism but also try to guide it. The goal is a better understanding of what the emerging middle class expected of its literature at this early stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Volkmar Sander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 326104733X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783261047335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Volkmar Sander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075202347263,"sku":"9783261047335","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9209ab1f-a85d-4c58-b93f-dc156210c735.jpg?v=1685458198","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harlequin-besieged-john-walter-van-cleve-9783261047335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}