The German Enlightenment and the Rise of Historicism

by Peter Hanns Reill

Book Overview

The German Enlightenment and the Rise of Historicism traces the thought of a large and neglected group of German thinkers and their encounter with the ideas and ideal of the Enlightenment from 1740 to 1790. Concentrating on the nature of their historical consciousness, Peter Hanns Reill addresses two basic issues in the interpretation of the Enlightenment: to what degree can one speak of the unity of the Enlightenment and to what extent can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520303105
• ISBN13: 9780520303102
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"