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Berlin's Forgotten Future

Berlin's Forgotten Future City, History, and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Germany - University of North Carolina Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures

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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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ISBN: 9780807881279
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 943.15505
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 490g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 20mm