austrian writers 20th century Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/austrian-writers-20th-century Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:39:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 THE ARTS LITERATURE OF AUSTRIA http://travelsfinders.com/the-arts-literature-of-austria.html http://travelsfinders.com/the-arts-literature-of-austria.html#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:27:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=224326 THE ARTS LITERATURE OF AUSTRIA Many of Austria’s great writers were immigrants, but native Austrians have made important contributions to the literary scene as well. The Song of the Nibelungs (c. 1200), of unknown authorship, is one of the most impressive heroic epics in German. In the 19th century, Johann Nestroy wrote biting comedies and satires that lampooned social follies, such as The Talisman (1840). Adalbert Stifter, often called Austria’s greatest novelist, employed classical themes and strongly metaphysical descriptions of nature. His short stories and novels, such as The Condor (1840) and Indian Summer (1857), represent the height of Austria’s

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