Beyträge zur geheimen Geschichte der Menschheit

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The book explores the idea that historical heroes from various nations were extraordinary individuals who performed remarkable feats, perceived as astonishing yet natural to them. It argues that these figures, while not divine or semi-divine, were human like us, shaped by their circumstances. The author, Christoph Martin Wieland, a German poet and translator of the Enlightenment era, reflects on the nature of greatness and humanity, suggesting that these heroes surpassed the imaginations of later poets and writers.