Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study

Alexander Altmann

Moses Mendelssohn

A Biographical Study

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Professor Altmann quotes widely from personal letters and other contemporary documents in this biographical study of one of the most celebrated figures of the German Enlightenment. A considerable amount of the primary source material is offered in English translation.

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A Biographical Study

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Epigraph
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

List of Illustrations
pp xi-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xvi

Moses Mendelssohn
pp 1-2

Chapter One - Years of Growth
pp 3-91

Chapter Two - Maturity and Fame
pp 92-193

Chapter Three - Turning Point: The Lavater Affair
pp 194-263

Chapter Four - Changes in the Pattern of Life
pp 264-345

Chapter Five - The Teacher
pp 346-420

Chapter Six - Political Reformer
pp 421-552

Chapter Seven - Strains and Stresses
pp 553-637

Chapter Eight - Guardian of the Enlightenment
pp 638-759

Notes
pp 760-875

Index of Subjects and Names
pp 876-892

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