Reading and Seeing Ethnic Differences in the Enlightenment From Chin
This book investigates the contested ways in which eighteenth-century German philosophers, scientists, poets, and dramatists perceived and represented China and Africa from 1680 to 1830. Tautz demonstrates in compelling ways that reading China allowed for
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Reading and Seeing E thnic D ifferences in the E nlightenment From China to A frica
Birgit Tautz
READING AND SEEING ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT
© Birgit Tautz, 2007. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53708-2 ISBN 978-0-230-60364-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230603646 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tautz, Birgit. Reading and seeing ethnic differences in the Enlightenment : from China to Africa / Birgit Tautz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1–4039–7641– 4 (alk. paper) 1. German literature—18th century—History and criticism. 2. Ethnicity in literature. 3. China in literature. 4. Africa in literature. I. Title. PT289.T38 2006 830.9⬘920693—dc22
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For my parents
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
1. Hegel at the Limits of Discourse
13
2. Threads of a Texture: Leibniz’s Translation of China
31
3. Reading Sovereign Subjectivity via China
59
4. Detailed Ethnicity: Perception and Gender in Travel Accounts
97
5. Bodies on Stage: Late Eighteenth-Century Aesthetics of Blackness
137
6. Reading History, Seeing Selves: The Turn to the Modern
173
Notes
197
Bibliography
207
Index
223
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Acknowledgments
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any institutions and individuals have supported me in writing this book. I am thankful for the resources provided by Franckesche Stiftungen (Halle), Herzog-August-Bibliothek (Wolfenbüttel), and Bowdoin College, as well as for the support I received from colleagues and friends. Special thanks are due to Joanna Bosse, Aviva Briefel, Helen Cafferty, Steven Cerf, Otto Emersleben, Pamela Fletcher, Rolf Goebel, Jonathan Hess, Alexander Honold, Peter Höyng, Charlotte Melin, John Noyes, Daniel Purdy, Jochen Schulte-Sasse, Linda Schulte-Sasse, Arlene Teraoka, Dharni Vasudevan, Liliane Weissberg, and Jack Zipes. They showed great interest in the project at various stages, shared their insights about its scope, read all or part of the manuscript and offered invaluable encouragement along the way. I am thankful to Samant
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