Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 435 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789004519282
Uniform Title:
Die literarische Zensur in Österreich von 1751 bis 1848
Content:
In the service of the Enlightenment : censorship between 1751 and 1791 -- Censorship as an instrument of repression : the era of Napoleon and the Vormärz period (1792-1848) -- A look at the crown lands -- The censorship of theater -- Case studies -- Outlook
Content:
"The influence of censorship on the intellectual and political life in the Habsburg Monarchy during the period under scrutiny can hardly be overstated. This study examines the institutional foundations, operating principles, and results of the censorial activity through analysis of the prohibition lists and examination of the censors themselves. The effects of censorship on the authors, publishers, and booksellers of the time are illustrated with the help of contemporary documents. Numerous case studies focus on individual works forbidden by the censors: Romanticists like Ludwig Tieck and E. T. A. Hoffmann and even authors of classic German literature like Wieland, Goethe, and Schiller saw their works slashed, as did writers of popular French and English novels and plays. An annex documents the most important regulations along with a selection of censorial reports"--
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [391]-419
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004519275
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bachleitner, Norbert, 1954 - Censorship of Literature in Austria 1751-1848 Leiden : Brill, 2022 ISBN 9789004519275
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Österreich
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Literatur
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Zensur
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Geschichte 1751-1848
DOI:
10.1163/9789004519282
Author information:
Wögerbauer, Michael 1972-
Author information:
Syrovy, Daniel 1984-
Author information:
Bachleitner, Norbert 1954-
