Holmgren (German women of letters and minority studies, Pacific Lutheran U., Washington) seeks to revive literary history's conversation on Die Horen, Friedrich Schiller's German literary journal, by focusing on six female writers--Louise Brachmann, Friederike Brun, Amalie von Imhoff, Sophie Mereau, Elisa von der Recke, and Caroline von Wolzogen--who were eventually, though not initially, invited to contribute to the periodical. The author examines their literary relationships to Schiller and Goethe, challenges the notion that their material was included as "filler," and draws from their stories conclusions on the experience of the late 18th century female writer and the legacy of Die Horen and Weimar Classicism. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)