The Orient of Europe : the mythical image of India and competing images of German national identity

August Wilhelm Schlegel proclaimed that "[i]f the regeneration of the human species started in the East, Germany must be considered the Orient of Europe." How can this remarkable identification of Germany with the subjugated oriental 'other' be explained? In The Orient of Europe,...

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1. Verfasser:	Germana, Nicholas A. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013
Schlagworte:	Orientalism Germany ; Civilization ; 19th century Germany ; Civilization ; Indic influences Germany ; Intellectual life ; 19th century Orientalism ; Germany Electronic books Deutschland Nationalbewusstsein Indienbild Geschichte 1770-1830
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource (272 Seiten)