KINDSMORD IM STURM UND DRANG EINE ANALYSE UNTER DER BERÜCKSICHTUNG DES AUFKOMMENDEN FREIHEITSGEDANKENS

Abstract

The topic of infanticide has always been of interest in literature, from ancient to modern times. Both the legal situation and the social attitudes underwent change with time, changing with them the motives for infanticide. This topic is particularly important in the works of "Sturm und Drang", in an era where the subject of infanticide is abundantly present. This work showcases the changes in legal history, social developments, moral imagination and freedom. The analysis central to this paper is focused on selected works from Sturm und Drang and the idea of emerging freedom.