It is my hope that this publication of a "lost" work by Galiani will interest scholars of many nations and disciplines. Few writers could make a more compelling claim upon such a cosmopolitan audience. An Italian with deep roots in his homeland, Galiani achieved celebrity in the salons of Paris. An ecclesiastic, his most notable concerns were worldly, to say the least. An erudite classicist, Galiani was passionately concerned about economics and technology. A philosophe and ostensibly something of a subversive, he was enthralled by power and he served for many years as a government agent and...
It is my hope that this publication of a "lost" work by Galiani will interest scholars of many nations and disciplines. Few writers could make a more ...
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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, e...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. 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...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and...
Vor seinem Witz sind alle gleich. "Ich will sein, was ich bin. Ich will reden, wie mir's beliebt, und wenn man mich nur kauft, so verlangen ich und mein Buchhändler nicht mehr." Ein Zwerg an Gestalt und an Geist ein Riese, "ein Plato mit dem Feuer und den Gebärden eines Harlekin" (Melchior Grimm), "ein frecher, freier Geist ... einer der tiefsten, scharfsichtigsten und zugleich schmutzigsten Menschen seines Jahrhunderts" (Nietzsche), an allem interessiert und nie langweilig - all dies ist Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787).§In seinen unnachahmlichen eigenen Worten: "So bin ich nun einmal: Zwei...
Vor seinem Witz sind alle gleich. "Ich will sein, was ich bin. Ich will reden, wie mir's beliebt, und wenn man mich nur kauft, so verlangen ich und me...