Announcement: 'Berlinische Monatsschrift' available on the web

[Michael Behrens]

This announcement will be sent to several lists. Please
excuse any cross-posting.

The "Berlinische Monatsschrift", a German periodical of the
Enlightenment published 1783 to 1811, is now availabe on
the web at:

http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/diglib/Berlinische_Monatsschrift/

There is an English language interface at:

http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/diglib/Berlinische_Monatsschrift/index-e.htm

This digital reconstruction combines the contents of all 58
volumes of the periodical (including the succeeding
Berlinische Blätter and Neue Berlinische Monatsschrift).

The periodical, published from 1783 to 1811 by Johann Erich
Biester and Friedrich Gedike, quickly reached supraregional
significance. It became important as the mouthpiece of the
"Berliner Mittwochsgesellschaft", an elite group
endeavouring reforms, formed by members of bourgeoisie and
aristocracy including Friedrich d. Gr.
It became well-known as the place where the discussion "Was
ist Aufklärung?" ("What is Enlightenment?") was argued out.
It was also the preferred periodical of Immanuel Kant. The
successor "Neue Berlinische Monatsschrift" was published by
Friedrich Nicolai, another representative of the
Enlightenment from Berlin, and was influenced by his
numerous contributions.

The periodical contains 2.574 articles on 30.626 pages.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who
might be interested, or to put up hyperlinks to it.
Thanks!
Michael Behrens 
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