The Enlightenment World

ISBN-13: 9780415215756 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 736 str.

Martin Fitzpatrick; Peter Jones; Christa Knellwolf

Opis

This collection begins with the intellectual origins of the Enlightenment, and spans early Enlightenment formations to both contemporary and modern critics of the Enlightenment. Themes include the High Enlightenment, polite culture and the arts, reforming the world, and popular culture.

Recenzje

'A triumph ... The volume combines all the best features of the Routledge Worlds series ... in this case we really do have "the best study of the Enlightenment World ever produced".' - Historical Journal

'The volume will be of immeasurable help to those who want to explore the moving frontiers of Enlightenment studies, and it will undoubtedly encourage students to look for new challenges.' - English Historical Review

Spis treści

1. The Intellectual Origins of the Enlightenment 2. Early Enlightenment Formations 3. The High Enlightenment 4. Polite Culture and the Arts 5. Material and Popular Culture 6. Reforming the World 7. Transformations and Explorations 7. The Enlightenment and its Critics: Then and Now