Images - Enlightenment Philosophy, Political Thought, and Social Criticism: Expressions of Early German Nationalism

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1.	Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1771) The renowned playwright and philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81) was one of the leading figures of the German Enlightenment. His philosophical....
2.	Immanuel Kant (c. 1775) The greatest philosopher of the German Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was born in....
3.	Johann Georg Forster (1781) The naturalist, travel writer, and politician Johann Georg Forster (1754-94) was the founder of a new literary genre: the scientific travelogue. From 1772 to 1775, he and his father accompanied Captain....
4.	First Edition of Die Räuber, Published Anonymously (1781) The Robbers [Die Räuber] (1781) is Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller’s (1759-1805)....
5.	Friedrich Schiller Reciting Die Räuber in the Bopserwald (Undated Woodcut) This famous image shows Schiller (center) in the Bopserwald reciting his play....
6.	Moses Mendelssohn (1786) The philosopher and political publicist Moses Mendelssohn (1729-86) was one of the most prominent....
7.	Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1793) Together with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), the German historian and writer Johann Christoph....
8.	Johann Gottfried von Herder (1795) The writer, philosopher, theologian, and poet Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) exercised a major influence on German linguistics, literary studies, and historiography. His major works include....
9.	Johann Gottlieb Fichte Dressed as a Soldier (1813) One of the major figures of German idealism, the philosopher, professor, and political activist Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) clarified and reconciled themes that he felt were inadequately addressed....
10.	Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, and Ernst Moritz Arndt (Undated Woodcut) Many writers and teachers banded together to foster German nationalism and mobilize popular forces to overcome French dominance. From left to right: Johann....
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