12 Questions
What hindered the achievements of the French Enlightenment in Germany during the 18th century?
Fragmented states, despotdom, limited newspaper expansion, and Latin language dominance
Why did many German intellectuals reject the French concept of empiricism during the Enlightenment?
They did not believe human society could be governed by simple principles like physics or astronomy
What did King Frederick the Great of Prussia do that contributed to the start of a minor German Enlightenment (Aufklärung)?
Adopted some Enlightenment concepts from other areas of Europe
Why did Germany's Enlightenment movement take a different turn compared to England and France?
Preserved a mystical vision of the universe, blending reason and faith
What was notably absent in the literary landscape of Germany during the Enlightenment?
Identifiable literary styles
What characterized middle-class literacy in Germany during the 18th century?
Increased dramatically
What distinguished the Sturm und Drang movement from the German Enlightenment?
Emphasis on nature, emotion, and individualism
Who were the two influential authors who began their careers as members of the Sturm und Drang movement?
Goethe and Schiller
What concept did Leibniz propose as the basis of the universe?
Monads
Which literary work by Goethe gained him global fame and was seen as embodying the spirit of Sturm und Drang?
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther)
What philosophical ideas influenced the exponents of the Sturm und Drang movement?
Rousseau's and Hamann's emphasis on faith and sensory experience
Who did Goethe meet in Strasbourg that inspired him and led to a period of extraordinary creativity?
Johann Gottfried von Herder
Explore how the 18th-century German political, social, and cultural structure hindered the spread of the French Enlightenment. Learn about the fragmented states, despotism, limited newspaper expansion, and Latin language dominance that posed challenges for the dissemination of Enlightenment works in Germany.
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