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Berlin's Forgotten Future: City, History, and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Germany - Couverture rigide

Erlin, Matt

 
9780807881279: Berlin's Forgotten Future: City, History, and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Germany
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ISBN 10 : 0807881279 ISBN 13 : 9780807881279
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2004

Synopsis

Through an analysis of the works of the Berlin Aufklarer Friedrich Gedike, Friedrich Nicolai, G. E. Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn, Matt Erlin shows how the rapid changes occurring in Prussia's newly minted metropolis challenged these intellectuals to engage in precisely the kind of nuanced thinking about history that has come to be seen as characteristic of the German Enlightenment. The author's demonstration of Berlin's historical-theoretical significance also provides a fresh perspective on the larger question of the city's impact on eighteenth-century German culture. Challenging the widespread idea that German intellectuals were antiurban, the study reveals the extent to which urban sociability came to be seen by some as a problematic but crucial factor in the realization of their Enlightenment aims.

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Through an analysis of the works of the Berlin Aufkl¼rer Friedrich Gedike, Friedrich Nicolai, G. E. Lessing, and Moses Mendelssohn, Matt Erlin shows how the rapid changes occurring in Prussia's newly minted metropolis challenged these intellectuals to engage in precisely the kind of nuanced thinking about history that has come to be seen as characteristic of the German Enlightenment. The author's demonstration of Berlin's historical-theoretical significance also provides a fresh perspective on the larger question of the city's impact on eighteenth-century German culture. Challenging the widespread idea that German intellectuals were antiurban, the study reveals the extent to which urban sociability came to be seen by some as a problematic but crucial factor in the realization of their Enlightenment aims

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807881279
ISBN 13 
9780807881279
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
238
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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