Excerpt from Wieland and Shaftesbury The subject "Wieland and Shaftesbury" was first mentioned to me by my former teacher, Professor Guido C. L. Riemer of Bucknell College. But the idea of writing a dissertation on this subject was not fully decided upon until after I had written a seminar paper on Shaftesbury's relation to German thought in the 18th century, the seminar being conducted by Professor Calvin Thomas of Columbia University. I owe an unpayable debt to Professor Thomas for his encouragement and assistance in the preparation of this study and for excellent training in German scholarship. I also acknowledge my deep obligation to Professor Riemer of Bucknell, who has ever been an inexhaustible source of guidance and inspiration to me. And to Professor John A. Walz of Harvard I express my sincere gratitude for his constant deep interest in my work. Note: When this dissertation was nearly through the press, there appeared in Stuttgart, Germany, a monograph by H. Grudzinski, entitled "Shaftesburys Einfluss auf Wieland," Breslauer Beitrage, Heft 34, 1913. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Through a close analysis of the works of philosopher Anthony Ashley-Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury, and novelist Charles Brockden Brown, Charles Elson explores the connections between literature and moral philosophy in the late 18th century. This scholarly work sheds new light on the intellectual currents of the age. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Anti-Ovid," 2d Canto, lines 1-2, Gruber, II, 18. "Aristipp," Part I, Goschen, XXII, 394. "Danischmend" (1775), Goschen, IX, 6o-1, 239. 58 "Cyrus" (1759), 3d Canto, line 73, Gruber, IV, 67. "Plan einer Akademie," in "Prosaische Schriften," III, 140. "Agathon," Part III, Goschen, VI, 169. 5"Araspes und Panthea," Goschen, XXVII, 51. "Uber die vorgebliche Abnahme des menschlichen Geschlechts" (1777), Goschen, XXIX, 327. o "Uber weibliche Bildung" (1785), Hempel, XXXV, 235. "Ausgewahlte Brief e," I, 296, to Zimmermann, Oct. 18, 1758. "Der goldne Spiegel," Part I, Goschen, VII, 66. ei" Menander und Glycerion," Hempel, X, 65-6. "Aristipp," Part II, Goschen, XXIII, 362. And so this esthetic and moral sense comes to stand for everything that is noble and uplifting, while that which is inhuman and unrefined is described as a transgression against this sense. Herder's "Adrastea," we read, is such an admirable book that it should be in the hands of all those that have the "sense for the true and beautifully-good" (das SchonGute). The treachery committed by Helena against the King of Faros is described as an act offensive to our moral-esthetic sense (der moralische Schonheitssinn). The priest Strobylus of Abdera is represented as a shallow and uncouth man, in brief, as a man without an esthetic sense. And the emperor Domitian is cruel and inhuman, since he has a "Stumpf sinn f iir alles Schone und Gute."63 And now we can readily understand why Wieland emphasizes more or less the esthetic-moral sense in several of his characters. Isaac describes his friend Abiasaf as being his...