Title: Essayistik als Selbsttechnik
Description: "The essay became popular in Europe during the 18th century. From early "edifying weeklies" and to the journals published around 1800, the essay served an emergent bourgeois audience as a means of critical reflection. For the first time, this study applies textual analysis to show that essay writers during the Enlightenment conceived of the essay as a technology of the self. It traces the forms of subjectivity developed through essayistic writing" --
Subjects: 18th century, Enlightenment, Subjectivity in literature, European essays, History and criticism, Essays, European literature
Places: Europe