Mi in Slovani, to je star boj! Freytag, nacionalna čustva in Slovani

This article examines the phenomenon of Gustav Freytag’s novel Soll und Haben (Debit and Credit, 1855), which at one point was the most widely read German novel. Specifically, it focuses on the images of nonGerman nations: Freytag created one of the most antiSemitically conceived novel protagonists while criticizing Poles for their lack of bourgeoisie and, consequently, culture. The article concludes with an account of Josip Jurčič’s reaction to Freytag’s Slavophobia.