| Everyday Life in the German Book Trade: Friedrich Nicolai as Bookseller and Publisher in the Age of Enlightenment Contributor(s): Selwyn, Pamela E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0271027975 ISBN-13: 9780271027975 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: In his popular book The Germans (1982), Stanford historian Gordon Craig remarked: "When German intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century talked of living in a Frederican age, they were sometimes referring not to the monarch in Sans Souci, but to his namesake, the Berlin bookseller Friedrich Nicolai." Such was the importance attributed to Nicolai's role in the intellectual life of his age by his own contemporaries.While long neglected by students of the period, who tended to accept the caricature of him as a philistine who failed to recognize Goethe's genius, Nicolai has experienced a resurgence of interest among scholars reexploring the German Enlightment and the literary marketplace of the eighteenth century.This book, drawing upon Nicolai's large unpublished correspondence, rounds out the picture we have of Nicolai already as author and critic by focusing on his roles as bookseller and publisher and as an Aufkrer in the book trade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - History | Europe - Germany - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Penn State the History of the Book |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his popular book The Germans (1982), Stanford historian Gordon Craig remarked: When German intellectuals at the end of the eighteenth century talked of living in a Frederican age, they were sometimes referring not to the monarch in Sans Souci, but to his namesake, the Berlin bookseller Friedrich Nicolai. Such was the importance attributed to Nicolai's role in the intellectual life of his age by his own contemporaries. While long neglected by students of the period, who tended to accept the caricature of him as a philistine who failed to recognize Goethe's genius, Nicolai has experienced a resurgence of interest among scholars reexploring the German Enlightenment and the literary marketplace of the eighteenth century. This book, drawing upon Nicolai's large unpublished correspondence, rounds out the picture we have of Nicolai already as author and critic by focusing on his roles as bookseller and publisher and as an Aufkärer in the book trade. |
Contributor Bio(s): Selwyn, Pamela E.: - Pamela E. Selwyn is a freelance translator whose work has appeared in various publications. |