Humanismus und Antikerezeption im 18. Jahrhundert / Human...
Steiner, Uwe / Emden, Christian J. / Vöhler, Martin
The concept of revolution is of crucial importance for the self-perception of modernity. For the American and French Revolutions, grounded in the declaration of human rights, references to classical antiquity play a central role: the appeal to antiquity allows for the revolutionary break from tradition. On both sides of the Atlantic, classical antiquity provides ideals of humanity that both celebrate and criticize the achievements of modernity...