Paul Rapin Thoyras and the Art of Eighteenth-Century Historiography

This is the first book on the genesis, impact and reception of the most-widely read History of England of the early 18th century and its complementary works: Paul Rapin Thoyras' Histoire d'Angleterre 1724-27. It reconstructs how scholars pursued trustworthy knowledge amidst the shifting boundaries of the Republic of Letters; and shows that empirical history-writing, committed to erudition in the service of impartiality, coexisted with the histoire philosophique.

About the author

Dr. Miriam Franchina received her Ph.D. from the University of Halle, Germany in 2017. She is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Trier for the project "Religion, Slavery and Race in the Age of Revolutions: Catholicism from Colonial Saint-Domingue to Independent Haiti" funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Summary

A comparative foray into their respective different approaches to history and authorship cautions us against assuming a direct transition from the Republic of Letters into an Enlightenment Republic of Letters.

Product details

• Authors: Miriam Franchina
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781800859890
• ISBN: 978-1-80085-989-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Oxford University Studies in t; Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries