{"product_id":"zeitroman-gerhard-schulz-9780820400105","title":"«Zeitroman»: The Novel and Society in Germany 1830-1900","description":"The development of the  Zeitroman  is traced through detailed ana- lysis of five examples of the genre, beginning with Immermann's  Die Epigonen  and concluding with H. Mann's  Im Schlaraffenland . Marking a new direction in German literature of the 19th century, the  Zeit- roman  was frequently concerned with locating the changing relation- ship between social classes in the broad social conditions of the age portrayed. Approaches ranged in formal terms from the panoramic novels of Immermann, Spielhagen and Gutzkow to less ambitious, but artistically more satisfying works later in the century. Tensions typifying the  Zeitroman  include those between universal and epheme- ral concerns, between historical documentation and a fictional rendering of reality, and between characterizing individuals and depicting an age in more abstract terms. Through examination of these varying balances, plus reference to the German  Bildungsroman  and social novels in England and France of the same period, a closer understanding is reached of the much abused term  Zeitroman .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerhard Schulz,Roger Hillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820400106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820400105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gerhard Schulz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241109303551,"sku":"9780820400105","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1feacbc-4e42-487e-b641-916cd2d608a5.jpg?v=1772652772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zeitroman-gerhard-schulz-9780820400105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}