Author: John Hervey Baron HerveyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Letters Between Lord Hervey and Dr. Middleton Concerning the Roman Senate
Author: John Hervey Baron HerveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
“A” Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: S. Austin AllibonePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Classical Learning in Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic, 1690-1750
Author: Floris VerhaartPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192606174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
For much of western history, the achievements of classical antiquity were seen as unsurpassable, and works by Latin and Greek authors were viewed as treasure troves of information still useful for contemporary society. By the late seventeenth century, however, the progress of scientific discoveries and the new paradigms of rationalism and empiricism meant the authority of the ancients was called into question. Those working on the classical past and its literature debated new ways of defending their relevance for society. The different approaches to classical literature defended in these debates explain how the writings of ancient Greece and Rome could become a vital part of eighteenth-century culture and political thinking. Floris Verhaart analyses these eighteenth-century debates about the value of classics, arguing that the Enlightenment, though often seen as an age of reason and modernity, in fact continuously sought inspiration from preceding traditions and ages such as Renaissance humanism and classical antiquity. The volume offers an interesting parallel with the modern day, in which the relationship between 'experts' and the general public has become the topic of debate and many academics, especially in the humanities, face pressure to explain how their work benefits society at large.
The Cambridge History of English Literature
Author: Sir Adolphus William WardPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
The Cambridge History of English Literature: From Steele and Addison to Pope and Swift
Author: Sir Adolphus William WardPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Observations on I. the Answer of M. l'Abbé de Vestot, to ... Earl Stanhope's Inquiry concerning the Senate of Ancient Rome ...II. A dissertation upon the Constitution of the Roman Senate, by a Gentleman ...III. A Treatise on the Roman Senate by Dr. C. Middleton ...IV. An Essay on the Roman Senate by Dr. T. Chapman
Author: Nathaniel HookeA Critical Dictionary of English Literature
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
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