literary history
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literary history
The academic discipline that deals with the historical development of the literature of a language area or cultural region.
Sie studiert Germanistik mit dem Schwerpunkt auf der deutschen Literaturgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts.
She is studying German studies with a focus on 19th-century German literary history.
literary history
The actual chronological development of literary works, authors, and periods themselves.
Die Literaturgeschichte der Weimarer Republik war kurz, aber unglaublich vielfältig.
The literary history of the Weimar Republic was short but incredibly diverse.
literary history
A book or comprehensive account that describes the historical development of literature.
Für das Seminar müssen wir eine komplette Literaturgeschichte lesen.
For the seminar, we have to read a complete literary history.
The word is made up of 'Literatur' (literature) and 'Geschichte' (history). The 's' in between is a linking s that connects the two parts. So it literally means the history of literature.
Die deutsche Literaturgeschichte ist reich an berühmten Autoren.
German literary history is rich in famous authors.
You can often recognize the exact meaning from the verb. If someone 'studiert' (studies) or 'lehrt' (teaches) Literaturgeschichte (literary history), the academic discipline is meant. If someone 'liest' (reads) or 'kauft' (buys) eine Literaturgeschichte (a literary history), a book is meant. If an author 'in die Literaturgeschichte eingeht' (goes down in literary history), the historical development is meant.
Er liest gerade eine spannende Literaturgeschichte über die Romantik.
He is currently reading an exciting literary history about Romanticism.
When referring to historical development, the phrase 'in die Literaturgeschichte eingehen' (to go down in literary history) is often used. It means that a work or author is recognized as historically significant.
Mit diesem einen Roman ging die Autorin in die Literaturgeschichte ein.
With this one novel, the author went down in literary history.
literary studies
Both words can refer to an academic field that studies literature. Literaturwissenschaft is the broader field, covering history, theory, and interpretation. Literaturgeschichte focuses on the development of works, authors, and periods over time; Literaturgeschichte is therefore the better choice when the focus is historical.
Sie studiert Literaturgeschichte und untersucht die Entwicklung des Romans vom 18. bis zum 20. Jahrhundert.
She studies literary history and examines the development of the novel from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
Sie studiert Literaturwissenschaft und untersucht dabei auch die Erzählweise moderner Romane.
She studies literary studies and also examines the narrative style of modern novels.
