Medievalism and the Ideologies of the Enlightenment - The World and Work of La Curne De Sainte-Palaye

Although Sainte-Palaye had a surprising influence on the literature and historiography of both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries--in France, England, and Germany--eighteenth-century medievalism, Gossman argues, is best understood not as anticipation of things to come but as part of a complex of ideas and feelings peculiar to the Enlightenment itself.

About the author

Lionel Gossman is a member of the Romance Languages Department at Johns Hopkins University.

Summary

Although Sainte-Palaye had a surprising influence on the literature and historiography of both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries-in France, England, and Germany-eighteenth-century medievalism, Gossman argues, is best understood not as anticipation of things to come but as part of a complex of ideas and feelings peculiar to the Enlightenment itself.

Product details

• Authors: Lionel Gossman, Gossman Lionel
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781421430447
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3044-7
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval