Der bekannteste Unbekannte des 18. Jahrhunderts: Johann Caspar Lavater im Kontext

Lavater's diverse interests and personal contacts made him a central figure of the 18th century. His work reflects the contradictions of the era, combining literary, medical, and philosophical studies. The volume creates interdisciplinary approaches to cultural studies and the history of discourse, fitting Lavater's interdisciplinary approach.

Format: Hardback
Length: 530 pages
Publication date: 17 April 2023
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

Lavater's multifaceted pursuits, extending beyond mere book-reading, were characterized by vibrant personal connections, often sparking contentious debates, making him a captivating central figure of the 18th century. Embracing his belief in the "face of God in the face of man," Lavater's complex physiognomy of work manifested as a tapestry of simultaneities, where non-simultaneous elements coexisted alongside straight-line and crooked progressions, accompanied by controversies and conflicts. This remarkable volume fosters interdisciplinary approaches, drawing from German literary studies, Latin studies, Russian studies, medical and psychological history, art history, esoteric history, religious studies, theologies of various denominations, musicology, philosophy, and early modern history. By providing access oriented toward cultural studies and the history of discourse, it aptly caters to Lavater's subject of interest, as he is an author who, on the one hand, has established a theology, if you will, grounded in cultural studies, and on the other hand, possesses an interdisciplinary scope.

Lavater's diverse interests, which were not measured solely by reading, but were vitalizing through personal, often controversial contacts, make him a dazzling central figure of the 18th century. In accordance with his dictum of the face of God in the face of man, this 18th century is reflected in Lavater's complex physiognomy of work, with its simultaneities of the non-simultaneous, with its straight-line and crooked progressions, its controversies and conflicts.

The volume creates interdisciplinary approaches from German literary studies, Latin studies, Russian studies, medical and psychological history, art history, esoteric history, religious studies, theologies of several denominations, musicology, philosophy, and early modern history.

It offers access oriented towards cultural studies and the history of discourse, which is appropriate to the subject of interest, as Lavater is an author who, on the one hand, has established a theology, if you will, that is based on cultural studies, and on the other hand, has an interdisciplinary scope.

Dimension: 235 x 160 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783525565599