Dorothea Schlegel (1764-1839): Uncovering an Unheard Voice in the German Romantic Literary World

Authors

Amanda Rose Bingham, Brigham Young University
Dr. Cindy Brewer, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Dorothea Schlegel, German romantic literary, women

College

Humanities

Department

Germanic and Slavic Languages

Abstract

While women have received focused attention in the recent decades, the early romantic German writer, Dorothea Mendelssohn Veit Schlegel, has not had proportionate consideration from literary critics. Modern readers of German literature are likely to be most familiar with the canonical texts such as Goethe, Schiller, Lessing, primarily written by men, whereas these texts may have received less attention when published. Texts by many women writers of that same time period are considered by many scholars today to be trivial literature although they had much wider readership. The texts resonated with the general public and can provide greater cultural insights.

Recommended Citation

Bingham, Amanda Rose and Brewer, Dr. Cindy (2014) "Dorothea Schlegel (1764-1839): Uncovering an Unheard Voice in the German Romantic Literary World," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 662.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/662