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Kaspar Hauser

Europe's Child

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  • © 2001

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  1. Martin Kitchen

    1. Simon Fraser University, Canada

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Feral Man

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 1-21

  3. Kaspar Hauser Appears in Nuremberg

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 22-35

  4. Homoeopathic Experiments

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 36-50

  5. The Search for Identity

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 51-65

  6. Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach and ‘Crimes against the Soul’

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 66-80

  7. Philip Henry, Lord Stanhope

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 81-97

  8. Kaspar Hauser in Ansbach

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 98-111

  9. The Death of Kaspar Hauser

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 112-132

  10. Kaspar Hauser and the Grand Duchy of Baden

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 133-155

  11. Who Was Kaspar Hauser?

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 156-174

  12. Literary Representations of Kaspar Hauser

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 175-188

  13. Conclusion

    • Martin Kitchen
    Pages 189-194

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 195-239
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About this book

On Whit Monday 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak and hardly able to walk appeared in Nuremberg. This new case of a 'wild man' excited widespread curiosity, and many prominent figures wanted to test their pedagogical and medical theories on such a promising subject. Who was he? Was he, as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or was he simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this fascinating case, and offers many insights into the social, political and intellectual life of Biedermeier Germany.

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'In this exhaustively researched book, Kitchen uses a celebrated incident from the age of Metternich...sure to appeal to a wide range of readers.' - Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • Simon Fraser University, Canada

    Martin Kitchen

About the author

MARTIN KITCHEN is Professor at the Department of History, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada. His publications include, as author, The British Empire and Commonwealth: A Short History and Fascism and he is co-author (with L.Aronsen) of The Origins of the Cold War in Comparative Perspective.

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