Necessary Luxuries: Books, Literature, and the Culture of Consumption in Germany, 1770-1815 by Matt Erlin

Necessary Luxuries: Books, Literature, and the Culture of Consumption in Germany, 1770-1815

Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought

Matt Erlin

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The consumer revolution of the eighteenth century brought new and exotic commodities to Europe from abroad--coffee, tea, spices, and new textiles to name a few. Yet one of the most widely distributed luxury commodities in the period was not new at...

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