The Complete Works of Christian Weise begin with volume 23, an edition of his "Political Writings," textbooks and non-fiction works for various target groups. The first to be presented are "Der kluge Hoff-Meister" (1676) and "Der politische Academicus" (1684). The former provides an overview of European history since Charlemagne, while the "Academicus" introduces students to the art of independent living and learning.

Gerd-Hermann Susen, Berlin, Germany; Hans-Gert Roloff, FU Berlin, Germany.