nachleben

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noun

The "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.

OriginGerman Nachleben →
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Meanings

nachleben1

nounnachleben (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralAlternative letter-case form of Nachleben.

    Despite the recent appearance of several excellent studies of Chaucer's nachleben over the last two centuries […]

    2012, George G. Shuffleton, The Chaucer Review, volume 47, number 1, page 1

Nachleben2

nounNachleben (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralThe "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.

    For a Nachleben of the Satyrica which has been potent for many centuries we must look first to writers in Italy and France: […]

    1996, Schmeling, The Novel in the Ancient World, BRILL, →ISBN, page 488

Origin

  1. GermanNachleben“afterlife”
  2. EnglishNachleben

From German Nachleben (“afterlife”).

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APA

nachleben. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nachleben

MLA

“nachleben.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nachleben. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nachleben,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nachleben.

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