Translations, Histories, Enlightenments - William Robertson in Germany, 1760-1795

Historian and minister William Robertson was a central Scottish Enlightenment figure whose influence reached well beyond the boundaries of the British Isles. In this reception study of Robertson's work, Laszlo Kontler shows how the reception of Robertson's major histories in Germany tests the limits of intellectual transfer through translation.

List of contents

1. Politics, Literature, and Science: William Robertson and Historical Discourses in Eighteenth-Century Scotland and Germany 2. Time and Progress, Time as Progress: History by Way of Enlightened Preaching 3. A Different View of the Progress of Society in Europe 4. Scottish Histories and German Identities 5. Maps of Mankind: The Savage and the Civilized

About the author

László Kontler is a Professor of History at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. His book A History of Hungary (2002) has been published in six languages.

Summary

Historian and minister William Robertson was a central Scottish Enlightenment figure whose influence reached well beyond the boundaries of the British Isles. In this reception study of Robertson's work, Laszlo Kontler shows how the reception of Robertson's major histories in Germany tests the limits of intellectual transfer through translation.

Product details

• Authors: L Kontler, L. Kontler, Laszlo Kontler
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781349475759
• ISBN: 978-1-349-47575-9
• No. of pages: 261
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History; Palgrave Studies in Cultural a; Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History; Palgrave Studies in Cultural a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; B, History, European History, Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Europe, Central—History, History of Germany and Central Europe, Europe—History, enlightenment;Europe;Germany;history;Scotland