Johann Christoph Gottscheds Briefwechsel Historisch-kritische Ausgabe - August 1740 - Oktober 1741

Johann Christoph Gottsched (1700-1766) is considered to be one of the greatest scholars of the Early German Enlightenment. As a professor for poetics in Leipzig, he worked towards a reformation of the German language and a renaissance in German drama. His extensive correspondence and social contacts made him a ‚European event‘ and his papers are being presented here in a standard edition: 25 volumes, approx. 6,000 letters to and from Gottsched, predominantly in German, are being published with a critical apparatus and an academic commentary. This edition is being published in co-operation with the Saxonian Academy of Sciences and edited by members of the academy. The edition is scheduled to be published over 25 years and offers an ideal addition to the multi-volume edition of Gottsched's works, already published by de Gruyter. Einleitung zum 7. Band 8 Erläuterungen zur Edition 38 Danksagung 46 Verzeichnis der Absender 48 Verzeichnis der Absendeorte 50 Verzeichnis der Fundorte 52 Verzeichnis der abgekürzt zitierten Literatur 54 Briefe August 1740 bis Oktober 1741 64 Bio-bibliographisches Korrespondentenverzeichnis 650 Personenverzeichnis 706 Verzeichnis der in den Briefen erwähnten Orte, Regionen und Länder 726 Verzeichnis der in den Briefen erwähnten Schriften 730 Verzeichnis der in den Briefen erwähnten Schriften von Johann Christoph Gottsched und Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched 750