Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1966. — 593 c. A new era in the history of German literature begins with the 90s of the XVIII century. , and it is devoted to volume III, which gives a broad idea of the complex specifics of German literature of the first half of the XIX century, about the various directions of German romanticism and about the early stage of development of German critical realism. At the center of this topic is a large section on literary movements associated with the revolution of 1848. , which put forward a glorious galaxy of revolutionary German writers and poets of the XIX century. Highly rated by . Marx and F. Engels . The task of the team working on the History of German Literature was to show the origin, formation and development of German literature from the early Middle Ages to 1945. In this work, the history of literature is associated with the history of the people, so the authors considered it impossible to consider the history of German, Austrian and Swiss literature as a whole, but the specifics of the interaction between these peoples and their literatures are given great attention. Showing the national identity and significance of German literature, It has given the world so many bright and noble names. authors sought to highlight the world importance of great works, created by the genius of the German people , Study international relations of German literature , which has contributed to its dissemination and recognition...................................... While working on the History of German Literature, Soviet scientists sought to create a work that would be useful not only for philologists, but also for the general readership. (from editorial)