The Shepherd, the Volk, and the Middle Class: Transformations of Pastoral in German-Language Writing, 1750-1850

by Elystan Griffiths

Analyzes the transformation of German-language pastoral from a portrayal of the idyllic lives of herdsmen into a vehicle for the concerns and aspirations of the middle class.

European pastoral tradition traces its roots to Theocritus's Idylls and Virgil's Eclogues, which portrayed herdsmen pursuing love and art. While the lives of shepherds, or of country folk generally, remain the ostensible subject of pastoral, Elystan Griffiths argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640140646
• ISBN13: 9781640140646
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"