Humanismus Und Antikerezeption Im 18. Jahrhundert / Band III: Humanismus Und Revolution [German]

by Uwe Steiner

English summary: The concept of revolution occupies a prominent place in how modern societies understand themselves. The French and American revolutions, which essentially rested on a declaration of human rights, both gave the meaning of antiquity a place of prominence, especially in the idea that they had experienced a break with the past. In the Old and New Worlds, ideals about human society were projected into antiquity in order to elevate and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3825357228
• ISBN13: 9783825357221
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Universitatsverlag Winter
• Length: 275 Pages