Enlightenment Thought in the Writings of Goethe A Contribution to the History of Ideas |
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Author:
| Kerry, Paul E. |
Series title: | Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57113-221-5 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Limited
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $130.95 |
Book Description:
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Throughout his oeuvre Goethe invokes the writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment: Voltaire and Goldsmith, Sterne and Bayle, Beccaria and Franklin. And he does not merely reference them: their ideas make up the salt of his most acclaimed works.
Throughout his oeuvre Goethe invokes the writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment: Voltaire and Goldsmith, Sterne and Bayle, Beccaria and Franklin. And he does not merely reference them: their ideas make up the salt of his most acclaimed works.