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Title: Anthology of German Baroque Literature
Review: This is a very worthwhile, very useful selection of works by the most prominent German writers of the 17th century. Most of these figures are prominent in the German literary canon, but virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. The picaresque novels of Grimmelshausen and Beer are still very readable and enjoyable, and in fact Grimmelshausen's "Simplicissimus" is a work of considerable structural subtlety and philosophical depth. The other writers, Weise, Kuhnau in particular, are not only literarily but culturally important in late 17th-century Germany. Highly recommended for those interested in Baroque literature.
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