UID:
edocfu_9958355900202883
Format:
1 online resource(376p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783486735901
Content:
Florian Kühnel examines aristocratic suicide in the 18th and early19th centuries in search of common patterns of experience and interpretation. He illuminates the motifs and importance of honor for early modern aristocrats and discloses the difficult changes facing the aristocracy at the dawn of the modern age. What motivated aristocrats to commit suicide around 1800 and what does this tell us about their sense of personal honor?
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Front Matter --
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1. Die ehrliche Bestattung eines Unehrlichen: Karl Heinrich von Hoym --
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2. Der heroische Suizid eines Hauptmanns: Gottlieb Georg Ernst von Arenswald --
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3. Selbsttötung als Topos: Friedrich II. von Preußen --
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4. Scheitern im Staatsdienst – Heroismus vs. Patriotismus: Alexander Friedrich Georg von der Schulenburg --
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5. Der mittelbare Selbstmord eines Patriziers: Johann Jakob von Welser --
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6. Das Schicksal des Adels am Übergang zur Moderne: Franz Sales von Spreti --
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7. Zwischen Ehre und Selbstvervollkommnung: Heinrich von Kleist --
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Back Matter.
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Also available in print edition.
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In German.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783486723410
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783486797732
Language:
German
DOI:
10.1524/9783486735901
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1524/9783486735901
