Observations On The Twelve Theses
- While the theses targeted the "Jewish spirit" (jüdischer Geist) and books expressing this, it also attacked concepts that were "un-German" (undeutsch). It is not clear from the theses themselves whether this term is intended to be synonymous with Jewishness.
- The theses do not themselves expressly call for book burning.
- Thesis 1 expressly implies that there should be no foreign literature in Germany, entailing a complete ban of all non-German literature, at least on works translated into German.
- Theses 11 and 12 would reserve German universities exclusively to German students and professors, devoid of foreign elements.
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