The frame story, a series of stories presented within a narrative, has been a staple in the catalogue of literary genres ever since people started to tell tales. It enables the writer to integrate a wealth of heterogenous material and comment on contemporary events as well. German writers of the Romantic period, such as Achim von Arnim in Der Wintergarten (1809) and E.T.A. Hoffman in Die Serapionsbruder (1818-21) followed Goethe in his expansion of the frame and began to experiment with the genre, making the first ...
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The frame story, a series of stories presented within a narrative, has been a staple in the catalogue of literary genres ever since people started to tell tales. It enables the writer to integrate a wealth of heterogenous material and comment on contemporary events as well. German writers of the Romantic period, such as Achim von Arnim in Der Wintergarten (1809) and E.T.A. Hoffman in Die Serapionsbruder (1818-21) followed Goethe in his expansion of the frame and began to experiment with the genre, making the first significant changes to the structure of the frame story in several hundred years.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
