Quellen zu seiner Geschichte in Osterreich 1760 -1790 and Amtliche Dokumente aus dem Haus-, Hof - und Staatsarchiv und dem Allgemeinen Verwaltungsarchiv in Wien sowie dem Archivic Segreto Vaticano in Rom
The construction of cities in Central Europe during the Enlightenment. Embellissement (beautification) – the strategy of city construction in the 18th century creating the urban image.
This article discusses the Enlightenment concept of theatre as formulated in the work of the Viennese playwright Paul Weidmann, who was active in the reign of Joseph II (1765-90). In Weidmann’s conception, theatre has two main functions: one is to provide a theoretical basis (the idea of a national theatre; theatre as a school of moral educational); the second is to delineate a socio-historical context. The themes explored by Weidmann are civil war and wars of religion, and the question of how to level social differences - problems that still very much beset the modern world. In the face of current religious, political and economic conflicts, Weidmann’s stage plays still carry a powerful message., Joanna Giel., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy