Sophie von La Roche 0.0 / 5 ? GermanFoundations of German StudiesUniversityNone Created by: Beth SimpkinCreated on: 20-05-14 14:25 Sophie von La Roche 1730-1807 1806 - End of the HRE Rise of the middle classes (merchants) 14th - 19th Century - decline of feudal system Industrial Revolution - changes way people produce goods 1 of 5 German Englightenment each country tries to give its own enlightenment a French European movement Kant - 1724-1804 2 of 5 Empfindsamkeit sensitivity people weeping and breaking down in tears associated with the rise of the middle classes - want to see their own morality reflected people are touched/moved (feelings) Bürgelichestauerspiel - tragic, emotions become available to middle classes 3 of 5 Sophie von La Roche first nivel written in German, in the form of letters importing English genre into German literature becomes famous writer becomes famous FEMALE writer writes a journal specifically for women (Pomona für Teutschlands Töchter) she is thematising women's access to the public sphere 1778 - travel diary written by here as a result of division of labour which meant women only do domestic work and have no imagination 4 of 5 Travel Writing reporting back from a place nobody else can go to substituting from somebodys journey writing about life experiences on the journey personal some are impersonal - e.g. written for people who will travel there afterwards sentimental journey 5 of 5
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