The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Brewer |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2014-10-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1316194329 |
The Enlightenment has long been seen as synonymous with the beginnings of modern Western intellectual and political culture. As a set of ideas and a social movement, this historical moment, the 'age of reason' of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, is marked by attempts to place knowledge on new foundations. The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment brings together essays by leading scholars representing disciplines ranging from philosophy, religion and literature, to art, medicine, anthropology and architecture, to analyse the French Enlightenment. Each essay presents a concise view of an important aspect of the French Enlightenment, discussing its defining characteristics, internal dynamics and historical transformations. The Companion discusses the most influential reinterpretations of the Enlightenment that have taken place during the last two decades, reinterpretations that both reflect and have contributed to important re-evaluations of received ideas about the Enlightenment and the early modern period more generally.
The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment PDF eBook |
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Release | 2018 |
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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
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas Cronk |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2009-02-19 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 052184973X |
An accessible overview of the life, times and work of the eighteenth-century philosopher and writer.
The Cambridge Companion to French Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to French Literature PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Lyons |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107036046 |
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
Title | The Cambridge Companion to British Literature of the French Revolution in the 1790s PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Clemit |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 261 |
Release | 2011-02-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521516072 |
The first major collection of essays to provide a comprehensive examination of the British literature of the French Revolution.
The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Riley |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 474 |
Release | 2001-08-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521576154 |
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 Illustrated History of France
Title | The Cambridge Illustrated History of France PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Jones |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 356 |
Release | 1999-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521669924 |
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.