Lyra - Studien zur Theorie und Geschichte der Lyrik vom 16. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert

The essays validate the humanistic foundations and transformations of poetical theory up to their culmination in the canonical notion of lyricism established in Goethe's time. They examine the Epicedium, a remarkable example of Baroque occasional poetry and its history through Schiller and Mörike, and they discuss its interconnections with biblical sayings, devotional literature, and poetry during the 17th and 18th centuries.


Hans-Henrik Krummacher, Mainz, Germany.