Author : Norbert Bachleitner
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004519289
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Censorship of Literature in Austria, 1751-1848 by : Norbert Bachleitner
Download or read book Censorship of Literature in Austria, 1751-1848 written by Norbert Bachleitner and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.