HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Wilhelm Von Humboldt, Microsoft Powerpoint, Friedrich Schiller
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Weimar classicism gave birth to the concept of germany as a kulturnation (nation of culture) Weimar: a town in east germany inhabited by aristocracy or nobles. Considered the greatest writer of the german tradition. Embodies the concerns of the generation defined by the legacies of jean-jacques rousseau, immanuel. Try to go back to a literature of antiquity (classicism) to compete with other languages (english and. French) who of which already have well renowned texts. The latin word classis (class of citizen) and classicus (belonging to a class of citizens) form the linguistic starting point for our modern terms classic , classical , and classicism . The grammatically correct use of language by a select number of model authors. A powerful state came to be regarded as another prerequisite to adopt classicism (france) Blatt in german = leaf , but also page . The urpflanze" the archetypal plant" the creative form behind all plant life.