Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany, oxford historical monographs, oxford. His book the hebrew republic is considered the most powerful statement of republican theory in the early years of the dutch republic. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenth century germany. During the eighteenth century modern european languages obtained a new wealth of literary, scientific and philosophical idiom through translation. Fania ozsalzberger is professor of history at the faculty of law and the center for german and european studies, as well as the founding director of the posen research forum for political thought, at the university of haifa. Translations into french of arthur youngs travels in. Professor oz salzberger s historical studies include numerous essays on intellectual history, focusing on political thought in early modern europe, the enlightenment, and the translation and transmission of ideas across cultures and languages. The cambridge companion to the scottish enlightenment by. The contemporary political significance of john locke s conception of civil society john dunn 4.
This is a study of how political ideas travel across languages and cultures. Enlightenment and the institution of society keith michael baker 6. Through a blend of storytelling and scholarship, conversation and argument, father and daughter tell the tales behind judaisms most enduring names, adages, disputes, texts, and quips. The routledge companion to eighteenth century philosophy. The rule of law under extreme conditions in national and international law. She also outlines the historiographical controversies surrounding the idea of the enlightenment.
A distinguished team of contributors examines the writings of david hume, adam smith, thomas reid, adam. In sharing towards a modern greek lexicon of untranslatables. The hardcover of the translating the enlightenment. Fania ozsalzberger, enlightenment, national enlightenment, and translation, in the routledge companion to eighteenth century philosophy, ed. The case studies united here explore both how translations contributed to the transnational standardisation of certain key concepts, values and texts, and how they reflect national specifications of enlightened discourses. Amos oz, fania oz salzberger, jews and words, yale university press, 2012 232 pages. Two simple principles lie at the heart of this book. Fania ozsalzberger books and biography waterstones. Fergusons essay on the history of civil society in german chapter. Fania ozsalzberger is a senior lecturer in the school of history at the university of haifa. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany by fania ozsalzberger clarendon press, 1995. Part i begins with fania ozsalzbergers enlightenment, national enlightenments, and translation, an overview of the geographical contours of the enlightenment and the modes of transmission of texts and ideas. If so, what is the point in linking a spe cific writer to the scottish enlightenment. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany by fania oz salzberger, 1995 online research library.
Fania ozsalzberger is an israeli historian and writer, professor of history at the university of haifa, school of law and centre for german and european studies her books include translating the enlightenment, israelis in berlinand, with her father amos oz, jews and words. These two books contribute to the debate, perennial since the enlightenment, about why judaism has endured for thousands of years. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany oxford university press. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany oxford. He is also professor of literature at bengurion university in beer sheva. Bibliography haifa center for german and european studies. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany oxford historical monographs oz salzberger, fania on. From 20072012 she was the leon liberman chair in modern israel studies at the australian centre for jewish civilization, monash university. New concept chinese 1 abebooks shop for books, art. Enlightenment, national enlightenments and translation.
Fania ozsalzbergers detailed and challenging analysis places ferguson in the context of the scottish enlightenment, and explores the impact of his theories on german enlightenment thinkers. Jews and words posen library of jewish culture and. This chapter examines problems in the translation of scottish books into german during the enlightenment which led to the misreception of some scottish works. Professor ozsalzbergers historical studies include numerous essays on intellectual history, focusing on political thought in early modern europe, the enlightenment, and the translation and transmission of ideas across cultures and languages. Fania ozsalzberger at university of haifa fania oz. The jewish roots of western freedom by fania ozsalzberger. The second edition of this companion presents a philosophical perspective on an eighteenthcentury phenomenon that has had a profound influence on western culture.
Concepts of civil society in premodern europe anthony black 3. Fania oz salzberger alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. It offers a different reading of friedrich heinrich jacobi and a different model of misreception. Yet, if we accept the argument that the lateenlightenment reading public was increasingly dominated by monolingual consumers, our attention might be better directed towards the ranks of translators. The civic discourse and the hazards of translation.
Novelist amos oz and historian fania ozsalzberger roam the gamut of jewish history to explain the integral relationship of jews and words. Fania lives with her family in zichron yaakov, israel, and teaches at the university of haifa. The working of this system, based on a coreperiphery structure, accounts for the uneven flows of translations between language groups as well as for the varying role of translations within language groups. The rule of law under extreme conditions in international law. On the syncretic language of european philosophy, the preface to the asyetunpublished greek text, scholar of translation and classics alexandra lianeri grapples with the complicated historiography of ancient and modern greek philosophical languages and their diverse. All content in this area was uploaded by fania ozsalzberger on aug 23, 2017. Translating the enlightenment oxford 1995, israelis in berlin frankfurt am main 2001 and jerusalem 2001, and, with amos oz, jews and. The enlightenment conjoined ideas, public aspirations, and social change in a novel way. A distinguished team of contributors examines the writings of david hume, adam smith, thomas reid, adam ferguson and other scottish. Civil society in the scottish enlightenment fania oz salzberger 5. Fania ozsalzberger is professor of history at the faculty of law, where she he heads the posen research forum for political thought, and at the haifa center for german and european studies. Amos oz is the internationally renowned author of more than twenty works of fiction and numerous essays on politics, literature, and peace. Fania ozsalzberger is a writer and history professor in the faculty of law at the university of haifa.
Read the fulltext online edition of scotland and france in the enlightenment 2004. Review of fania oz salzberger, translating the enlightenment. Fergusons essay on the history of civil society in german source. Never before did so many writers set out to critique received wisdoms.
The stockhorst collection, which in introducing german translation practices and in elaborating on frenchenglish book trades provides background for a larger europe and nonfiction enlightenment transferences, is a welcome balance to the u. The routledge companion to eighteenth century philosophy is an authoritative survey and assessment of this. It suggests that the misreception of scottish thoughts in germany may be attributed to either mistranslation or misreading. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany 1995. This article argues that the translation of books may be fruitfully understood as constituting a cultural worldsystem. Scotland and france in the enlightenment, 2004 online. Fania author feb031995 hardcover fania oz salzberger on. An english translation of a novel by the guatemalan jewish writer, which wrestles with the question of identity in a world full of migrants and exiles. Simply put, never before did so many writers openly promote the expansion of readership. Translations from latin into french, italian, spanish, english and german, and to a lesser degree. Regional and european aspects 1 1 the author wishes to thank participants in the enlightenment workshop hosted by the history department at oxford university and the voltaire foundation, and in the session enlightenment and communication at the twentieth international congress of historical sciences, sydney, july 2005, for their helpful comments on.
Fania oz salzbergers detailed and challenging analysis places ferguson in the context of the. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenth century germany oxford, 1995, israelis in berlin jerusalem, 2001. Ozsalzberger was chosen to serve as the director of paideia the european institute for jewish studies in sweden. Challenging the tendency to fragment the enlightenment in eighteenthcentury europe into multiple enlightenments, the distinguished intellectual historian john robertson demonstrates the extent to which thinkers in two societies at the opposite ends of europe shared common. The eighteenth century is one of the most important periods in the history of western philosophy, witnessing the philosophical, scientific, religious, and social and political change of the. She has written extensively on the history of ideas, the enlightenment, israelieuropean relations. The three deserve a wide and appreciative readership.
Enlightenment, national enlightenments, and translation fania ozsalzberger 2. Cultural transfer through translation the circulation of. Preface to the second edition of the english translation, preface to the second edition of the italian translation. Fania ozsalzberger is a professor of history at the university of haifa. The eighteenth century is one of the most important periods in the history of western philosophy, witnessing philosophical, scientific, and social and political change on a vast scale. It examines the reception in germany of the civic theories of the scottish enlightenment thinker adam ferguson, and shows how german intellectuals misread his work, but in a way which opened up many fruitful insights. This books detailed and challenging analysis places ferguson in the context of the scottish enlightenment, and explores the impact of. The case for the enlightenment is a comparative study of the emergence of enlightenment in scotland and in naples. Regional and european aspects 1 1 the author wishes to thank participants in the enlightenment workshop hosted by the history department at oxford university and the voltaire foundation, and in the session enlightenment and communication at the twentieth international congress of historical sciences, sydney, july 2005, for their helpful comments. Pdf enlightenment, national enlightenments and translation. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenthcentury germany oxford historical monographs. In addition, not all the philosophers of the scottish enlightenment believed that the movement from savagery to civility was a unilinear process. Hence, the volume contributes to enlightenment studies, at least as much as to historical translation studies.
Questia read the fulltext online edition of translating the enlightenment. Scottish civic discourse in eighteenth century germany reprint ed. Towards a modern greek lexicon of untranslatables new. Explore books by fania ozsalzberger with our selection at. In spite of this, there are few single volume overviews of the philosophy of the period as a whole.