A Companion to the Enlightenment Contributor(s): Yolton, John W. (Editor), Rogers, Pat (Editor), Porter, Roy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631196889 ISBN-13: 9780631196884 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $122.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: The " Companion focusses on the international intellectual movement of the Enlightenment, and the individuals who shaped it. A number of substantial essays survey the main topics of dictionaries, encyclopedias, art, music and theatre, while central philosophical concepts such as human nature are also examined. Specialized topics receive short definitions and there are several hundred biographies. Chronology. 100 halftones. Bibliographies. Index. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
Dewey: 940.253 |
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.74" W x 9.7" (2.31 lbs) 592 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Companion focusses on the international intellectual movement of the Enlightenment, and the individuals who shaped it. A number of substantial essays survey the main topics of dictionaries, encyclopedias, art, music and theatre, while central philosophical concepts such as human nature are also examined. Specialized topics receive short definitions and there are several hundred biographies. Chronology. 100 halftones. Bibliographies. Index. |