G.A. Bürger Und J.W.L. Gleim

The volume assembles papers delivered at a conference in Halberstadt marking the 200th anniversary of Burger's death and the 275th anniversary of Gleim's birth. They centre around such topics as the friendship between Gleim and Burger, the concepts of literature and friendship in Gleim's later works, and his correspondence. New light is cast on Burger's biography, his "Munchhausen," and his teaching at Gottingen University. An annexe contains hitherto unpublished source material on Burger's social background."