Redekop, Benjamin W., 1961-

Enlightenment and community Lessing, Abbt, Herder and the quest for a German public / [electronic resource] : Benjamin W. Redekop. - Montreal ; Ithaca, NY : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000. - 263 p. - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 28 . - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 28. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-257) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Public Writers and the Problem of Publikum 29 -- 2 United and Yet Divided: Lessing's Constitution of an -- Enlightened German Public 58 -- 3 Inscribing a Public Sphere of Citizens: Thomas Abbt's Response to the -- Problem of Publikum 123 -- 4 Language, Literature, and Publikum: -- Herder's Vision of Organic Enlightenment 168.


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C99-900936-2


Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 --Political and social views.
Abbt, Thomas, 1738-1766 --Political and social views.
Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803 --Political and social views.


Enlightenment--Germany.


Electronic books.

B2621 / .R43 2000