The literature of the 16th century was marked by intellectual tensions, the severity of which can hardly be exaggerated. These were characterized by a diversity of forms and interests, which brought to the fore an exceptionally broad spectrum of groups of authors and readers: scholars and Meistersanger, theologians of all shades of opinion between orthodoxy and heresy, publicists, Paracelsists, Latin poets, municipal and school dramatists as well as popular storytellers with national resonance.
The Dictionary of Authors 'The Early Modern Era in Germany 1520-1620' covers...
The literature of the 16th century was marked by intellectual tensions, the severity of which can hardly be exaggerated. These were characterized b...
