Author: Daniel Brewer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment
Author: Daniel Brewer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment
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Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
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Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire
Author: Nicholas Cronk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184973X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An accessible overview of the life, times and work of the eighteenth-century philosopher and writer.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184973X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An accessible overview of the life, times and work of the eighteenth-century philosopher and writer.
The Cambridge Companion to French Literature
Author: John D. Lyons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107036046
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A fresh and comprehensive account of the literature of France, from medieval romances to twenty-first-century experimental poetry and novels.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107036046
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A fresh and comprehensive account of the literature of France, from medieval romances to twenty-first-century experimental poetry and novels.
The Cambridge Companion to British Literature of the French Revolution in the 1790s
Author: Pamela Clemit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521516072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The first major collection of essays to provide a comprehensive examination of the British literature of the French Revolution.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521516072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The first major collection of essays to provide a comprehensive examination of the British literature of the French Revolution.
The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau
Author: Patrick Riley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521576154
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521576154
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater.
The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment
Author: Alexander Broadie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521003230
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment offers a philosophical perspective on an eighteenth-century movement that has been profoundly influential on western culture. A distinguished team of contributors examines the writings of David Hume, Adam Smith, Thomas Reid, Adam Ferguson, Colin Maclaurin and other Scottish thinkers, in fields including philosophy, natural theology, economics, anthropology, natural science and law. In addition, the contributors relate the Scottish Enlightenment to its historical context and assess its impact and legacy in Europe, America and beyond. The result is a comprehensive and accessible volume that illuminates the richness, the intellectual variety and the underlying unity of this important movement. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers in philosophy, theology, literature and the history of ideas.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521003230
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Scottish Enlightenment offers a philosophical perspective on an eighteenth-century movement that has been profoundly influential on western culture. A distinguished team of contributors examines the writings of David Hume, Adam Smith, Thomas Reid, Adam Ferguson, Colin Maclaurin and other Scottish thinkers, in fields including philosophy, natural theology, economics, anthropology, natural science and law. In addition, the contributors relate the Scottish Enlightenment to its historical context and assess its impact and legacy in Europe, America and beyond. The result is a comprehensive and accessible volume that illuminates the richness, the intellectual variety and the underlying unity of this important movement. It will be of interest to a wide range of readers in philosophy, theology, literature and the history of ideas.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
The Cambridge Companion to Constant
Author: Helena Rosenblatt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521856469
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Benjamin Constant is widely regarded as a founding father of modern liberalism. This book presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of his life and work by a panel of international scholars.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521856469
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Benjamin Constant is widely regarded as a founding father of modern liberalism. This book presents a collection of interpretive essays on the major aspects of his life and work by a panel of international scholars.
The Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu
Author: Keegan Francis Callanan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108478557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This volume presents Montesquieu as philosopher, novelist, historian, economic thinker, empirical political scientist and political theorist
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108478557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This volume presents Montesquieu as philosopher, novelist, historian, economic thinker, empirical political scientist and political theorist