Minerva (German magazine) explained

Minerva was a history and political magazine founded and edited by Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz.^{[1] [2]} Its full title was Minerva: Ein Journal historischen und politischen Inhalts.^{[1] [3]} The magazine was among the most significant history and political magazines published in the 1790s.^[4]

The first two volumes were published in Berlin by J.T. Unger in 1792.^[5] However, its headquarters was in Hamburg.^[3] Minerva was widely read, including by such people as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller and Hegel. Friedrich Klopstock was one of the contributors,^[1] as was Ernst Raupach, who published "Laßt die Todten ruhen", one of the earliest vampire stories, in Minerva.^[6] The magazine had a liberal stance. It ceased publication in 1858.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archenhol(t)z, Johann Wilhelm von (eigentlich Johann Daniel). Deutsche Biographie. German. 30 July 2015.
2. Book: Karen Hagemann. Revisiting Prussia's Wars against Napoleon. 30 July 2015. 30 March 2015. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-19013-8. 51.
3. Book: Ragnhild Fiebig-von Hase. Ursula Lehmkuhl. Enemy Images in American History. 30 July 2015. 1997. Berghahn Books. 978-1-57181-031-1. 110.
4. Book: Joseph Canning. Hermann Wellenreuther. Britain and Germany Compared: Nationality, Society and Nobility in the Eighteenth Century. 30 July 2015. 1 January 2001. Wallstein Verlag. 978-3-89244-444-2. 80.
5. https://archive.org/details/minervaeinjourn02unkngoog Minerva. Ein journal historischen und politischen inhalts
6. Book: Crawford, Heide . The Origins of the Literary Vampire . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 2016 . 978-1-4422-6675-9 . 87–96.