Der Teutsche Merkur

Der teutsche Merkur (English: The German Mercury) was a literary magazine published and edited by Christoph Martin Wieland. The magazine was modeled on French magazine, Mercure de France.^[1] The first issue appeared in 1773. Wieland published and edited the magazine until 1790.^[1] He used the Merkur as an organ to advance the Enlightenment^[2] and to provide a platform to support literary taste.^[1] In 1790 the title was changed to Der neue teutsche Merkur and continued publication until 1810.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Francien Markx (6 November 2015). E. T. A. Hoffmann, Cosmopolitanism, and the Struggle for German Opera. BRILL. p. 33. ISBN 978-90-04-30957-9.
^ Scherer, Wilhelm. A History of German Literature. 2 volumes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. Vol. 2, p. 46.

External links

Der teutsche Merkur (1773-1789) online at Bielefeld University.
Der neue teutsche Merkur (1790-1810) online at Bielefeld University.
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[Markx2015-1] Francien Markx (6 November 2015). E. T. A. Hoffmann, Cosmopolitanism, and the Struggle for German Opera. BRILL. p. 33. ISBN 978-90-04-30957-9.

[2] Scherer, Wilhelm. A History of German Literature. 2 volumes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. Vol. 2, p. 46.

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