Abstract
Modern cosmopolitans are compulsive explorers in search of knowledge of world cultures; their role as translators of different languages enhances cross-cultural understanding. Defined as "world citizen", the cosmopolitan emerges as a habitual city-dweller whose existence coincides with the emergence of the modern metropolis. Whether as Kant's blueprint for "world peace" or Goethe's "world literature", this study of cosmo-politanism introduces profiles of authors and intellectuals whose contribution to German and Austrian literary culture spans the globe.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cosmopolitans in the modern world |
| Subtitle of host publication | Studies on a theme in German and Austrian literary culture |
| Editors | Suzanne Kirkbright |
| Place of Publication | Münich (DE) |
| Publisher | Iudicium |
| Pages | 96-110 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3-89129-629-0, 978-3-89129-629-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- cosmopolitans
- coincides
- metropolis
- literary
- globe