Covering from the earliest time to the death of Goethe, this notable work, originally published in English translation in 1906, remains one of the great works of its kind, treating in an unusually comprehensive manner the scope of German literature. Discusses in detail the debt of 18th and 19th century German literature to writers of earlier times. Translated from the Third German edition by Mrs. F. C. Conybeare and edited by F. Max Muller. This title is cited and recommended by the Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College.