Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Blunden, Allan. “Language and Politics: The Patriotic Endeavours of J. M. R. Lenz.” Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte 49 (October 1975): 168-89.

Speculates on Lenz's motives in promoting patriotism and analyzes his contention that a nation's language indicates the character of its people.

———. “A Case of Elusive Identity: The Correspondence of J. M. R. Lenz.” Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte 50, nos. 1-2 (April 1976): 103-26.

Claims that Lenz's style does not neatly fit into the category of Sturm und Drang.

———. “J. M. R. Lenz and Leibniz: A Point of View.” Sprachkunst 9 (1978): 3-18.

Examines the influence on Lenz of philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.

Bohm, Arnd. “Klopstock's Influence on J. M. R. Lenz.” Colloquia...

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