Die Scham der Aufklärung

Zur sozialethischen Produktivkraft einer Emotion in der literarischen Kultur des 18. Jahrhunderts

By (author) Christian Sieg

Book cover: Die Scham der Aufklärung

Extent: 225 pages

Publisher: Brill | Fink

Subjects: Cultural Studies, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Laboratorium Aufklarung

Series volume number: 40

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(August 2022)

ISBN: 9783770567461

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $100.00

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Sieg reveals the relevance of shame for the culture of the Enlightenment and argues for a reassessment of this emotion. The Enlightenment aims to protect shame as a disposition but fears it as episodic feeling, since it threatens individual self-determination. This study is devoted to the critique of shame in discourses on satire and on introspection. It focuses on C. M. Wieland and K. P. Moritz.

  • By (author) Christian Sieg