Luxus-Praktiken in der Literatur der Aufklärung
Lesesucht, Alkohol und Onanie
Author(s)
Wittemann, Peter
Collection
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)Language
GermanAbstract
Modern human identity has been shaped by consumer practices. Contemporary discourses about consumption between addiction and self-determination have their origins in the eighteenth-century luxury debate. This volume is the first to examine Enlightenment writings about practices like drinking alcohol, masturbating, and reading in connection with luxury, a contested concept in the struggle between traditional conservatism and capitalist modernity.
Keywords
luxury; anthropology; consumption; the EnlightenmentDOI
10.1515/978311132456ISBN
9783111324562, 9783111324470, 9783111324838, 9783111324562Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://0-www-degruyter-com.catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Luxus und Moderne, 4Classification
18th century, c 1700 to c 1799
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Comparative literature
Consumerism
Social and cultural anthropology