A Lustful Passion for Clarification: Bildung, Aufklärung, and the Sight of Sexual Imagery
The equation of education and self-cultivation was an Enlightenment ideal which has become a hallmark of bourgeois culture. Prizing Bildung , the bourgeoisie professed an appreciation for art, music, and literature. Within their libraries, comprehensive scholarly texts intended for academic and wel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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New Prairie Press
1998-01-01
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Series: | Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature |
Online Access: | http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol22/iss1/6 |