Matt Erlin

Berlin's Forgotten Future

City, History, and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Germany. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 238 Seiten
ISBN 1469614634
EAN 9781469614632
Veröffentlicht April 2014
Verlag/Hersteller Editorial a Contracorriente
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Beschreibung

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 perspective on the larger question of the city's impact on eighteenth-century German culture. Challenging the widespread idea that German intellectuals were anti-urban, 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.

Portrait

Matt Erlin is assistant professor of German literature and culture at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri.