The volume "Lyric of the Present" from the series "Königs Erläuterungen Spezial" is a reliable and proven interpretive aid for students and a further information source for teachers and other interested parties: clear, concise, and accessible. With detailed information about the era, its most important representatives, and their works, students are thoroughly and comprehensively prepared for their final exams, maturity tests, essays, and presentations on this topic. The book offers teachers interesting teaching suggestions. At the same time, the selection of poems serves as a potential reservoir of "secret texts" for class assignments. The first part of the book presents general information about the era, including clarifications of terms, insights into the historical and intellectual context, and an introduction to the characteristic themes and defining aspects of the period.