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Timeline: German literature

Years: c. 750 - 1977	Subject: Literature
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191736438

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c. 750	The professional bards of the Germanic tribes give lasting life to Norse legend Go to bard in The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 8th century Literature Germany
c. 1180	The shared memories and legends of Nordic peoples are brought together in a great German epic, the Nibelungenlied Go to Nibelungenlied in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 12th century Literature Germany
c. 1205	The story of Parsifal and the Holy Grail becomes the subject of a courtly epic by Wolfram von Eschenbach Go to Wolfram von Eschenbach (1200–20) in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 13th century Literature Germany
c. 1250	Tannhäuser is one of the Minnesinger, the German equivalents of the French troubadours Go to Minnesinger in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 13th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Germany
1524	William Tyndale studies in the university at Wittenberg and plans to translate the Bible into English Go to Tyndale, William (c.1494–1536) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 16th century Reformation Literature English literature Literature in English Religion Christianity British Isles Europe Germany Britain
1714	In his Monadology Leibniz describes a universe consisting of forceful interactive parts that he calls 'monads' Go to Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1774	Goethe's romantic novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, brings him an immediate European reputation Go to Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832) in The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany Goethe's play Götz von Berlichingen, a definitive work of Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress), has its premiere in Berlin Go to Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832) in The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Germany
1781	German philosopher Immanuel Kant publishes the first of his three 'critiques', The Critique of Pure Reason Go to Kant, Immanuel (1724–1804) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1782	Friedrich von Schiller's youthful and anarchic play The Robbers causes a sensation when performed in Mannheim Go to Schiller, Friedrich von in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Germany
1794	Goethe and Schiller become friends, and together create the movement known as Weimar classicism Go to Weimar classicism in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Fiction Poetry Europe Germany In his Science of Knowledge Johann Gottlieb Fichte contrasts the I, or Ego, and its opposing non-I, or non-Ego See this event in other timelines: 18th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1807	In Phenomenology of Spirit Friedrich Hegel interprets history as the advance of the human mind, often through thesis, antithesis and synthesis Go to Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770–1831) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1818	In The World as Will and Idea Schopenhauer develops the bleakest possible view of the effects of the human will Go to Schopenhauer, Arthur in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1832	The full text of Goethe's Faust, Parts 1 and 2, is published a few months after the poet's death Go to Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Literature Poetry Germany
1867	The first volume of Das Kapital is completed by Marx in London and is published in Hamburg Go to Kapital, Das in The Oxford Companion to the Book (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Politics Communism Protest and rebellion Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Germany Britain
1883	In Thus Spake Zarathustra Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche envisages the übermensch ('superman') enhancing human existence Go to Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844–1900) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1884	German mathematician Gottlob Frege publishes Grundlagen der Arithmetik ('Foundations of Arithmetic'), linking mathematics and logic Go to Frege, (Friedrich Ludwig) Gottlob (1848–1925) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Literature Philosophy Science Germany
1901	Thomas Mann's first novel, Buddenbrooks, brings him immediate success Go to Mann, Thomas (1875–1955) in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1911	Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapts the English medieval morality play Everyman ('Jedermann') for performance in Salzburg Go to Hofmannsthal, Hugo von (1874–1929) in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1910s 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Germany
1913	German author Thomas Mann publishes the novella Death in Venice Go to Mann, Thomas (1875–1955) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1910s 20th century Literature Fiction Venice Europe Germany
1922	Thomas Mann publishes a fragment of his Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man Go to Mann, Thomas (1875–1955) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1923	Rainer Maria Rilke publishes his Duino Elegies and his Sonnets to Orpheus Go to Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875–1926) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Poetry Germany
1924	German author Thomas Mann publishes his novel The Magic Mountain Go to Mann, Thomas (1875–1955) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1927	Hermann Hesse publishes a mystical novel, Steppenwolf, based on the concept of a double personality Go to Steppenwolf, Der in The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany In Being and Time German philosopher Martin Heidegger makes an existentialist case with Dasein ('Being There') as the central theme Go to Heidegger, Martin (1889–1976) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Philosophy Germany
1929	Erich Maria Remarque publishes All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel based on his wartime experiences in the German army Go to Remarque, Erich Maria (1898–1970) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1920s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1947	Bertolt Brecht's play The Life of Galileo has its premiere in Los Angeles with Charles Laughton in the lead Go to Life of Galileo in The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1940s 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature American literature Literature in English Drama Germany North America United States
1955	Thomas Mann publishes a longer but still incomplete version of his novel Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man Go to Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull. Der Memoiren erster Teil in The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1958	Nigerian dramatist Wole Soyinka's play The Swamp Dwellers is produced in London Go to Soyinka, Wole (1934– ) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature American literature Literature in English Drama Africa West Africa Germany
1959	German novelist Günter Grass has an immediate success with his first novel, The Tin Drum Go to Grass, Günter Wilhelm (1927– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Germany
1977	German author Botho Strauss's play Three Acts of Recognition wins him an international audience Go to Strauss, Botho (1944) in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Germany

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