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19th-century German literature

  • Weimar ClassicismIn 1771, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel extended a formal invitation to the Seyler Theatre Company. Abel Seyler led this troupe to her court…
  • German RomanticismIn 1797, a group of young thinkers gathered in the university town of Jena to forge a new cultural path. Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder and Friedrich von…