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The Elusiveness of Tolerance. The "Jewish Question" from Lessing to the Napoleonic Wars (GLS, No. 117).
Peter R. Erspamer
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Paperback. Elusiveness of Tolerance: The Jewish Question From Lessing to the Napoleonic Wars (gls, No. 117" Series: University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Peter Erspamer explores the 'Jewish question' in German literature from Lessing's Nathan der Weise in 1779 to Sessa's Unser Verkehr in 1815. He analyzes the transition from an enlightened emancipatory literature advocating tolerance in the late eighteenth century to an anti-Semitic literature with nationalistic overtones in the early nineteenth century. Erspamer examines Nathan in light of Lessing's attempts to distance himself from the excesses of his own Christian in-group through pariah identification, using an idealized member of an out-group religion as a vehicle to attack the dominant religion. He also focuses on other leading advocates ... Read more
Peter Erspamer explores the 'Jewish question' in German literature from Lessing's Nathan der Weise in 1779 to Sessa's Unser Verkehr in 1815. He analyzes the transition from an enlightened emancipatory literature advocating tolerance in the late eighteenth century to an anti-Semitic literature with nationalistic overtones in the early nineteenth century. Erspamer examines Nathan in light of Lessing's attempts to distance himself from the excesses of his own Christian in-group through pariah identification, using an idealized member of an out-group religion as a vehicle to attack the dominant religion. He also focuses on other leading advocates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Series
University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469614649
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V9781469614649
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About Peter R. Erspamer
Peter R. Erspamer is visiting assistant professor of German at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
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