Georg Forster : German Cosmopolitan /

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Georg Forster (1754-1794) was famous during his lifetime, notorious after his death, and largely forgotten by the later nineteenth century. Remembered today as the young man who sailed around the world with Captain Cook and as one of the leading figures in the revolutionary Republic of Mainz, Forste...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kontje, Todd (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]
Series:Max Kade Research Institute: Germans Beyond Europe
Subjects:
Forster, Georg, > 1754-1794 > Travel > Pacific Area.
Forster, Georg, > 1754-1794 > Travel > Rhine River.
Travelers' writings, German > 18th century > History and criticism.
HISTORY / Europe / Germany.
Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) > History > 18th century.
Captain James Cook.
Cosmopolitanism.
Eurocentrism.
French Revolution.
Georg Forster.
German literature.
Mainz Republic.
Race.
Sattelzeit.
The Enlightenment.
Weimar Classicism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 What Is an Author?
  • 2 A Voyage Round the World
  • 3 Race, History, and German Classicism
  • 4 Views of the Lower Rhine
  • 5 Revolution in Mainz: Liberation or Conquest?
  • Conclusion: A Different Kind of Classic
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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