The collection explores various aspects of the Baltic region's cultural and historical development during the 19th century. J. Hackmann examines the emergence of the "Baltikum" in public debates, while Y.-G. Mix discusses transculturality in the Estonian, Livonian, and Courland knowledge societies between the Enlightenment and Restoration. H.-J. Lüsebrink analyzes the intercultural historiography in the critical essay on the history of Livonia by Comte de Bray. M. Grimberg focuses on the early works of J. M. R. Lenz, particularly his drama "Der verwundete Bräutigam." S. Kessler delves into the sociolinguistic and philosophical aspects of August Wilhelm Hupel's Idiotikon. T. Taterka investigates the colonial cultural prehistory and national cultural afterlife of Garlieb Merkel's "lettischer Sage." M. Grudule discusses the intersection of German and Latvian perspectives on the new Latvian identity. A. Sommerlat offers insights into Latvian literature from a German-Baltic viewpoint. L. Lukas reflects on social issues in the German-Baltic novel, while K. Schenk examines literary ethnography in realistic storytelling. U. Plath addresses colonial fantasies in Baltic history, and J. Joachimsthaler discusses Polish representation in the (German-)Baltic discourse. R.-M. Pille highlights the contributions of the German-Balts to early Russian circumnavigations, and M. Müller analyzes consumption patterns among the German-Balts in the lat
