Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. 1. Introduction Gelegenheitsdichtung 1
6. 2. Frankfurt and Leipzig 1756-67 5
7. 3. From Strassburg to Frankfurt 1770-5 25
8. 4. Weimar 1775-80 41
9. 5. 'Schule geselliger Empfindung' 1780-3 73
10. 6. The Limits of Sociability 97
11. 7. The Poet and His Public 107
12. 8. Weimar Skirmishes and Imperial Battles 133
13. 9. A Midwinter Night's Dream 161
14. 10. Once More into the Breach... 189
15. Appendix A 215
16. Appendix B 218
17. Notes 221
18. Index 235