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Formen der Kindheit. Das pädagogisch-literarische Projekt Johann Karl Wezels zwischen aufklärerischer Anthropologie und moderner Kindheitsvorstellung

Published/Copyright: July 11, 2011
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Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur
From the journal Volume 36 Issue 1

The paper analyzes the difficult relationship between modern conceptions of childhood, which developed in the late 18th century, and theories of anthropology during the Age of Enlightenment. It claims that anthropological thought both helped in the development of modern conceptions of childhood and hindered this development. To show this, the text focuses on the works of Johann Karl Wezel, who is generally regarded as the pioneer of anthropological thought in Germany and who considered himself a founder of pedagogics. The paper discusses Wezel's anthropological and educational works and several of his novels. It also examines problems regarding the history of childhood and its exploration.

Online erschienen: 2011-07-11
Erschienen im Druck: 2011-July

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