Authors of the Enlightenment 1660 To 1800 |
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| Editor:
| Luebering, J. E. |
| Series title: | The Britannica Guide to Authors Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61530-999-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.59 |
Book Description:
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Reason, rationality, and reform were perhaps the biggest buzzwords of the Enlightenment era and the themes of much of the writing that appeared at that time. As thinkers increasingly began turning a critical eye towards accepted beliefs and practices, such luminaries as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine took up their pens to illuminate the social injustices and injuries to personal freedom that pervaded their societies. The fascinating lives of these writers and many...
More DescriptionReason, rationality, and reform were perhaps the biggest buzzwords of the Enlightenment era and the themes of much of the writing that appeared at that time. As thinkers increasingly began turning a critical eye towards accepted beliefs and practices, such luminaries as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine took up their pens to illuminate the social injustices and injuries to personal freedom that pervaded their societies. The fascinating lives of these writers and many others, running the gamut from novelists, dramatists, and poets to satirists, and social critics, are profiled within these pages.