Eighteenth Century - The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature 1700-1789

Informationen zum Autor James Sambrook Klappentext  This is an impressive and lucid survey of eighteenth-century intellectual life. It reflects on some of the dominant themes of the period, arguing against such labels as 'Augustan Age', 'Age of Enlightenment' and ' Age of Reason', which have been attached to the eighteenth-century by critics and historians. Zusammenfassung This is an impressive and lucid survey of eighteenth-century intellectual life. It reflects on some of the dominant themes of the period, arguing against such labels as 'Augustan Age', 'Age of Enlightenment' and ' Age of Reason', which have been attached to the eighteenth-century by critics and historians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Science 2. Religious Idea 3. Philosophy 4. Politics and History 5. Aesthetics 6. Visual Arts 7. Models 8. Conclusion Chronology Bibliographies Individual Authors Notes on biography, major works and suggested further reading Index

Product details

• Authors: James Sambrook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138146372
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14637-2
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Longman Literature In English Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies