"Reading Revolution":the Cultural Environment Of The Early Romanticism In German

For the German nation,the eighteenth century was an extremely important period.In the historical period,the dispersed German nation moved toward the unified.This "unification" did not refer to political or geographical unity,but referred to cultural unity which was seen as the fabric to cohere the Germany who was scattered around the region.In the eighteenth century,the divided German region used "culture" as a link to form a distinctive "cultural nation." In the development of Germany,the role of "culture" was enormous and far-reaching.Among them,the "reading culture" played a extremely major role.In the second half of the eighteenth century,the region experienced a major development in the field of reading,which led to a major change in the field of reading,namely the "reading revolution." This mammoth "revolution" brought about major changes in the field of reading,such as the change of reading style,the richness of reading content,the increase of reading carriers,and the diversity of reading activities.The revolutionary change in the field of reading provide an unique cultural environment for the formation of early romantics that could enable them gradually shape and thrive.It not only constitutes an indispensable part of German culture,but also profoundly influences the development of German society.This article takes the "reading revolution" as the starting point and the early romantics as the main body,trying to elucidate the good environment which was provided by this "reading revolution" which brought many influence on romantics in reading field.This environment include the realistic social culture environment,the relaxed political culture environment and the prosperous economic culture environment.These favorable culture environment could enable Romantic Movement to develop smoothly during the booming era of reading activities and promote the prosperity of German culture.The “reading revolution” not only made the intellectuals represented by the early romantics become the biggest beneficiaries of the “reading revolution”,but also made them become the promoters of the “reading revolution”.Due to their innovative achievement,there achievement could further promoted the changes in reading practice in the daily life for the German people,laid a vital foundation for the formation of the "reading nation" and "cultural nation" of Germany,and promoted the tremendous progress of the German society.