Montesquieu and England - Enlightened Exchanges 1689-1755

Informationen zum Autor Ursula Haskins Gonthier Klappentext Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations, taking a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career. Zusammenfassung Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations! taking a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Anglo-French Relations in the Early Enlightenment; Chapter 1 Importing Good Sense: Lettres Persanes (1721); Chapter 2 In Search of Enlightenment: Voyages en Europe (1728–31); Chapter 3 Reconsidering Rome: Considérations Sur Les… Romains (1734); Chapter 4 Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism: L’esprit Des Lois (1748); Chapter 5 Aesthetic Allegiances: Essai Sur Le Goût (c. 1753–5); conclusion Conclusion: Spheres of Influence;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ursula Haskins Gonthier, Ursula Haskins Gonthier
• Verlag: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.07.2012
• EAN: 9781851969975
• ISBN: 978-1-85196-997-5
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: The Enlightenment World; Enlightenment World: Political; The Enlightenment World
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General