Open AccessThe phenomenon of “female erudition” in the works by German-language authors in the second half of the 18th century
Author(s) -
Maria S. Tretyakova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
adam and eva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2307-8383
DOI - 10.32608/2307-8383-2021-29-243-264
Subject(s) - phenomenon , german , closeness , context (archaeology) , period (music) , reading (process) , sociology , literature , history , gender studies , epistemology , linguistics , philosophy , aesthetics , art , mathematics , mathematical analysis , archaeology
The article focuses on analysis of some German philosophers and publicists’ views on the phenomenon of female erudition in the second half of the 18th century. In the present article, genetic closeness of the mentioned authors’ ideas to educational program by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is stressed. The author makes attempts to put the phenomenon of female erudition in the wide context that included such issues as functioning of equal cross-gender communication in the frameworks of «mixed societies», crucial tends of female education development, key features of reading culture in the German-speaking space in the period under review, as well as enlightened discourse on the rights and duties of women in the second half of the 18th century.