Southern Scholars in Goethe's Germany

by John T. Krumpelmann

Overview

This treasury of enlightening information reveals the roles of youthful Southerners in academic, scholarly, and literary society in Weimar, Gottingen, Bonn, Berlin, Heidelberg, and Munich in the Golden Age of Germany. In this piece of German-American cultural history, Krumpelmann traces the paths and influence of young men from the American South who attended German universities in the age of Goethe. Discussed are Hugh Legare, Jesse Burton Harrison, George Henry Calvert, Thomas Caute Reynolds, Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, James Woodrow, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469657677
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	05/01/2020
Series:	University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature , #51
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)