Leipzig literary circles
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Leipzig literary circles were influential 18th-century German intellectual and literary groups centered in Leipzig that helped shape early Enlightenment literature and criticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leipzig literary circles canonical | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment cultural phenomenon
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intellectual movement ⓘ literary circle ⓘ |
| activity |
critical reviewing
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literary discussion ⓘ promotion of Enlightenment ideals ⓘ theoretical debate on poetics ⓘ |
| aim |
dissemination of Enlightenment ideas through print
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reform of German literature ⓘ standardization of German language and style ⓘ |
| centeredAround |
Leipzig Trade Fair (Leipziger Messe)
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surface form:
Leipzig book trade
Leipzig fairs ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ
surface form:
University of Leipzig professors
|
| country | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| field |
Enlightenment thought
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aesthetics ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bremer Beiträger circle
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Gottsched circle ⓘ Leipzig bourgeois reading societies ⓘ Leipzig school of literary criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
German bourgeois public sphere
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German drama of the 18th century ⓘ German literary criticism ⓘ German poetic theory ⓘ development of German language norms ⓘ early German Enlightenment literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cartesian rationalism
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French classicism ⓘ early German Pietism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location |
Leipzig
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| medium |
literary journals
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pamphlets ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ university lectures ⓘ |
| movement | early Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
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Johann Burkhard Mencke ⓘ Johann Christoph Gottsched ⓘ Johann Christoph Gottsched’s students ⓘ Johann Jakob Bodmer ⓘ Johann Jakob Breitinger ⓘ Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Enlightenment
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German Enlightenment ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 18th century
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mid-18th century ⓘ |
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