Berlin s forgotten future city history and enlightenment in eighteenth century Germany 1st edition by Matt Erlin ‎0807881279 9780807881279

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807881279
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780807881279
• Author:  Matt

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.

Table of contents:

1 City, History, Enlightenment

2 Fashion, Progress, and the Multiple Futures of Late Eighteenth-Century Berlin

3 Urban Exegesis in the Works of Friedrich Nicolai

4 Aesthetic Experience and Urban Enlightenment in G. E. Lessing’s Minna von Barnhelm

5 Moses Mendelssohn and the Philosophy of the City

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