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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Vergleichung Des Kantischen Moralprinzips Mit Dem Leibnitzisch-Wolfischen Johann Christoph Schwab

La publication de la Dissertation sur les causes de l'universalite de la langue francoise de Johann Christoph Schwab (1784), traduction et appendices de Denis Robelot (1803), permet de redecouvrir un ouvrage qui, au-dela de sa richesse linguistique et culturelle, est aussi un document historique. Le texte et sa traduction se rattachent a deux moments decisifs de l'histoire de deux pays voisins : l'Allemagne des annees 1780, qui recherche son identite politique et intellectuelle a l'ombre de la France de Louis XIV et de Voltaire, et la France d'entre deux siecles, convalescente mais avide de se retablir et de retrouver la grandeur d'un passe legendaire. A la difference de ce que croit la tradition, c'etait l'ouvrage de Schwab, et non celui d'Antoine de Rivarol, qui, initialement, a ete prime par le jury du concours de l'Academie des Sciences et des Belles-Lettres de Berlin (1782/1784). En outre, malgre son estime pour la France, Schwab a prevu et explique d'avance le triomphe de la langue anglaise que l'on connait aujourd'hui. L'ample etude de Freeman Henry qui precede les textes est une mise au point qui permet au lecteur d'interpreter evenements et concepts a la lumiere des valeurs politico-culturelles d'une epoque cruciale.