{"product_id":"the-german-classics-of-the-kuno-francke-9789354186158","title":"The German Classics Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries: Masterpieces Of German Literature (Volume Xix)","description":"A singular window onto German letters. Essential reading for discerning readers. Kuno Francke's The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Volume XIX) is a finely chosen German literature anthology that charts the passage from nineteenth century classics into the inventive terrain of twentieth century masterpieces. The selections showcase German writing's formal and emotional range - lyric and narrative energy, social realism, philosophical intensity and the early gestures of modernism - while reflecting the political and cultural currents of nineteenth century Germany and the upheavals that reshaped the next century. Accessible and richly rewarding, this literary collection from Germany is at once a welcoming German fiction anthology for casual reading and a sturdy reference for students of German literature and instructors building a literature curriculum resource. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Its historical significance rests in how it situates influential German writers within a wider European conversation: the collection links the tradition evoked by a Goethe and Schiller collection to later voices, showing how form, politics and identity evolved through turbulent decades. That sweep makes the volume important for anyone interested in nineteenth century Germany, twentieth century German works, and the broader arc of European literary classics. Prepared with editorial care, this edition is equally at home on a student's shelf, a teacher's reading list, or a collector's display. It invites readers of every kind to discover, revisit and savour the depths of German literature. It is an elegant companion for reading groups, a dependable literature curriculum resource for seminars, and a refined shelf-piece for collectors who prize European literary classics. For students of German literature it opens clear pathways between movements; for casual readers it delivers striking, immediate experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kuno Francke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354186157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354186158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alpha Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.44d","brand":"Kuno Francke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153952452863,"sku":"9789354186158","price":46.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeb40b32-1435-49ae-9f5f-619a7536cc5f.jpg?v=1770786928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-german-classics-of-the-kuno-francke-9789354186158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}