Episode 2 of 2
Publication of Addresses
- When
- 1808
- Where
- Berlin
The lectures were published as Addresses to the German Nation in 1808, advocating nationalism in reaction to French occupation.
The Addresses to the German Nation was published as a political literature book in 1808. It advocated German nationalism in reaction to the occupation and subjugation of German territories by Napoleon's French Empire following the Battle of Jena. The work evoked a sense of German distinctiveness in language, tradition, and literature.
Sources
- Addresses to the German Nation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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