"Because the time is near." Eschatology in Grimmelshausen''s "Simplicianische Schriften": The Time and Figures of Revelation
Abstract
This research study deals with Grimmelshausen''s baroque novels known as "Simplicianische Schriften". The purpose of this PhD thesis is to explore the way eschatology in these literary works is presented.
After analysing of the narrative category of time in the novels the results are summarized and embedded in the context of apocalyptic expectations in the 17th century.