Why is German the post important language for

Confused   Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:31 pm GMT
students of Western art history? And not French or Italian?
Postmost   Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:46 am GMT
Post or most?
Donatello   Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:20 am GMT
Western art history, Italian is a must, much more than French
:)   Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:53 am GMT
Because it's the 3rd most studied and taught language worldwide after English and French while Spanish is 6th.
Still Confused   Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:24 pm GMT
Still no answer?! :(
Baldewin   Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:35 pm GMT
Post, because every role is taken over by English nowadays. German is the post-important language for science. Not too long ago it had more developped science than English.
Bonke   Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:08 pm GMT
Soon all of England, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia will be united under One English speaking Pan-Germanic Empire, with the English language as our Mothership!
.   Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:10 pm GMT
France and Belgium too.
Loris   Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:38 pm GMT
Because the founders of western art history wrote in German: Winckelmann, Burckhardt, Woelfflin, Panofsky, Gombrich
Reality   Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:00 pm GMT
wow! Hitler is back!
meus   Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:28 pm GMT
<<wow! Hitler is back! >> low educated ,superstitious person's point of view.
Baldewin   Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:46 pm GMT
<<France and Belgium too>>

Yeah, don't forget us!
Fantasy   Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:09 pm GMT
Will you let also switzerland and austria get in?
Gob   Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:42 pm GMT
And Canada?
Bonke   Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:41 pm GMT
<<Will you let also switzerland and austria get in? >>
<<And Canada? >>

Sicher