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Article: Die Geschichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft in Leipzig: Von der Grundung bis in die ersten Jahre des Seniorats Johann Christoph Gottscheds.(Brief Article)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- January 1, 2004
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Die Geschichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft in Leipzig: Von der Grundung bis in die ersten Jahre des Seniorats Johann Christoph Gottscheds. By DETLEF DORING. (Fruhe Neuzeit, 70) Tubingen: Niemeyer. 2002. xii+391 pp. 968. ISBN 3-484-36570-6 (hbk).
Though in the course of time 'Deutsche Gesellschaften' were founded in eighteen towns, they have attracted surprisingly little attention, even though they offer an interesting way of approaching German literature and ideas in the Enlightenment period. The majority were located in university towns, and academics therefore constituted a significant proportion of their membership. Hundreds of men (and sometimes women) would ...