Project Gutenberg 2011-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 79 Blumauer, Aloys 1755 1798 Blumauer, Johannes Aloys Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur" by Aloys Blumauer is a critical examination of Austrian Enlightenment literature written in the late 18th century, specifically around the year 1782. The book discusses the landscape of literature in Austria during a period of increasing freedom of press and intellectual inquiry, highlighting the burgeoning desire for knowledge and the challenges posed by censorship and traditional beliefs. In this work, Blumauer analyzes the proliferation of pamphlets and writings that emerged in response to the newly granted press freedoms, detailing both the excitement and chaos that accompanied this literary boom. He comments on the qualified successes and failures of various authors while critiquing the overall quality of literature produced in this era, lamenting the rise of mediocrity among writers. Additionally, he reflects on the resistance of traditional institutions, such as the clergy, to the advances of enlightenment thought, emphasizing the importance of rational inquiry and the need for ongoing reform in Austria's literary scene. Through his observations, Blumauer illustrates the complexities of a society in transition, striving for enlightenment while grappling with its established norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35939/35939-h/images/title-page.jpg de Enlightenment Vienna (Austria) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century DB Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 114184 114173 2024-10-15T09:43:08.180277 2023-09-15T14:28:52.304408 text/html text/html 110272 2011-04-23T08:56:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 171397 2011-04-23T09:00:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 188144 2024-10-15T09:43:11.125261 application/epub+zip 188308 2024-10-15T09:43:08.881264 application/epub+zip 110146 2024-10-15T09:43:08.479288 application/epub+zip 223593 2024-10-15T09:43:12.901261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208110 2024-10-15T09:43:10.720270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141386 2022-09-16T12:33:25.735675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95580 2024-10-15T09:43:07.889303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95403 2011-04-23T08:55:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 35940 2011-04-23T09:01:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 94246 2011-04-23T08:58:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35718 2011-04-23T09:01:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4982746 2012-02-20T04:43:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 22498 2024-10-15T09:43:13.032247 application/rdf+xml 17363 2024-10-15T09:43:08.546271 image/jpeg 3058 2024-10-15T09:43:08.512280 image/jpeg 173473 2024-10-15T09:43:08.199283 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia