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The Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek was a reformist journal founded and edited by Friedrich Nicolai from 1765 to 1792. Nicolai was a prominent figure in the German Enlightenment and a bookseller. The journal was the organ of the "popular philosophers" who advocated for challenging authority in religion and critiqued what they saw as extravagance in literature. Nicolai's editorial stance led him to criticize younger writers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller, and he showed a lack of understanding for the new literary movements of his time. The Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek played a role in shaping literary discourse during the 18th century.1

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  1. Die Deutsche Bibliothek
  2. Friedrich Nicolai
  3. library - Emergence of national collections
  4. Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste

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