G.A. Bürger und J.W.L. Gleim

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 An annexe contains hitherto unpublished source material on Bürger's social background.