The Politics of the Aestheti, 1740-1820 German Enlightenment literature, thought, and culture. Uses models drawn from French and English 18th-century scholarship to refute Adorno, Horkheimer, and Habermas' visions of the German Enlightenment. By Katherine Arens, University of Texas at Austin. I German culture from the early Germanic period through the Napoleonic era. Taught in German.
Text is supplemented by music, literature and art to explore social and political context.
Calendar, lecture notes, and links to related materials. By David A. Shepherd, American University. Text is supplemented by a reader, as well as by literature, art, music, and film. Taught in German. Syllabus, calendar, lecture notes, assignments, and links to related materials.