Anton Reiser: A Psychological Novel
by Karl Philipp Moritz
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Called a 'biography' by Moritz, this book is autobiographical. It is also a searching psychological and religious discourse, describing Moritz's spiritual journey and his struggle to move beyond the narrow Pietistic world of his youthTags
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A vivid pseudonymous autobiography of a sensitive and deeply self-aware youth growing up in Hanover in the 18th century. Although Moritz's anguish and insecurity can be tedious, it serves his goal of showing the effects of in imperfect educational system on impressionable pupils. For contemporary readers, the most striking aspect of the work is its emotional honesty. Moritz lives in these pages as few authors of his ear do.
Pioneering psychological fiction!
Interessante Thematik und wunderschöne Sprache, liest sich allerdings gerade im letzten Drittel sehr schleppend.
Sep 16, 2014German
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- Canonical title
- Anton Reiser: A Psychological Novel
- Original title
- Anton Reiser
- Original publication date
- 1785-1790
- First words*
- Dieser psychologische Roman könnte auch allenfalls eine Biographie genannt werden, weil die Beobachtungen größtenteils aus dem wirklichen Leben genommen sind.
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 833.6 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German fiction 1750-1832 : 18th century, classical period, romantic period
- LCC
- PT2435 .M3 .A813 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1700-ca. 1860/70
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