England And the Englishman in German Literature of the Eighteenth Century
England And the Englishman in German Literature of the Eighteenth Century
Kelly, John Alexander, 1889- [from Old Catalog]
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On this subject there is available an em- barassing wealth of material; and as British provincialism and blindness to the merits of other nations was to the German of the eighteenth century one of the most striking national traits, this aspect of the national character will be discussed at some length. That the British people were more provincial than their neighbors on the Continent is not open to doubt. At a time when travel was comparatively uncommon and the exchange of ideas was attended wi...th serious difficulties, even in the case of nations which were disposed to familiarize themselves with the thoughts and achievements of other countries, the insular situation, in itself, of the British did much to develop and maintain among them the popular impression that they had nothing to learn from the foreigner and that their own civilization was in every respect superior ^From Fontane we get the impression that at one time foreigners were cordially received into English homes, but that after the middle of the nineteenth century a great change had taken place: **01d England's hospitality is now no more than a phrase, at best the exception.
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