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Narratives of Enlightenment

Cosmopolitan History from Voltaire to Gibbon

Narratives of Enlightenment( )
Author: O'Brien, Karen
Contribution by: Erskine-Hill, Howard
Richetti, John
Series title:Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-61944-8
Publication Date:Feb 2005
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $62.95
Book Description:

Narratives of Enlightenment reappraises the work of five of the most important narrative historians of the eighteenth century SH Voltaire, David Hume, William Robertson, Edward Gibbon, and the historian of the American Revolution, David Ramsay SH in the context of political and national debates in France, Scotland, England and America. Where previous studies have emphasised the growth of nationalism in eighteenth-century literature, Karen O'Brien reveals the development of cosmopolitan...
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Book Details
Pages:268
Detailed Subjects: History / Modern / 18Th Century
History / Civilization
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15 x 22.8 x 2 cm
Book Weight:0.418 Kilograms



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