"Du im Himmel! hilf mir armen / Schwarzen Mann!“ Sklavereikritik in der Lyrik des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts (Claudius, Pfeff el, Herder)
"You in heaven! Help me poor / Black man! ”Slavery criticism in the poetry of the late 18th century (Claudius, Pfeff el, Herder)

Author(s): Stefan Hermes
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: German literature; European literature; political involvement; Germany; politics
Summary/Abstract: German literature, European literature, political involvement, Germany, politicsThe volume contains texts discussing the extent to which literature has been and is politically and socially involved, what its part in social debates is and can it be considered influential in the socio-political sphere of German society during the period considered. The authors also try to answer the question if and to what degree the aesthetic of literary texts serves political themes.

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