Versuch einer kritischen Dichtkunst für die Deutschen
Versuch einer kritischen Dichtkunst für die Deutschen (English: Essay on a German Critical Poetic Theory) is a 1730
German poetry the standards advocated for by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, who in turn was inspired by Horace. Boileau was an eminent force for classicism; Gottsched served a similar role for German verse.[1][2]