The Topography of Modernity

by Elliott Schreiber

Book Overview

Karl Philipp Moritz (d. 1793) was one of the most innovative writers of the late Enlightenment in Germany. A novelist, travel writer, editor, and teacher he is probably best known today for his autobiographical novel Anton Reiser (1785-90) and for his treatises on aesthetics, foremost among them ?ber die bildende Nachahmung des Sch?nen (On the Formative Imitation of the Beautiful) (1788). In this treatise, Moritz develops the concept of aesthetic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801478081
• ISBN13: 9780801478086
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Cornell University Press and Cornell Universi
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher