Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Writing as the spiritual space of the Nation

Title: Das Schrifttum als geistiger Raum der Nation (Writing as the spiritual space of the Nation) Originally published: Die neue Rundschau 38 (July 1927) Language: German The excerpts used are from Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Gesammelte Werke, Reden und Aufsätze III (Frankfurt am Main: Fischer, 1980), pp. 24–25, 27, 40–41. About the author Hugo von Hofmannsthal [1874 Vienna–1929, Rodaun (today part of Vienna)]: poet, essayist, dramatist, and librettist. Hailing from a wealthy cosmopolitan family,..