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A Companion to the Enlightenment John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)

A Companion to the Enlightenment By John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)

A Companion to the Enlightenment by John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)

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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.

A Companion to the Enlightenment Summary

A Companion to the Enlightenment by John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)

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.

A Companion to the Enlightenment Reviews

This enlightening companion is a work of reference valuable to anybody interested in the history of thought. The Times

An informative and authoritative resource. English Literature

This attractive reference book will be of enormous value to anyone interested in virtually any aspect of the Enlightenment ... an essential volume for libraries, Enlightenment scholars, and anyone interested in the age. History

Fine guide ... easy to use. Social & Behavioral Sciences

This encyclopedic Companion is a much-needed triumph. A superb collection of short entries by leading scholars who judiciously blend fact and interpretation. Will be received and remain as the standard reference tool. Illuminates every area of the Enlightenment. European History Quarterly

An immensely useful work of reference. This is a book which should be in every student's study. British Journal for 18th Century Studies

About John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)

John Yolton is a distinguished philosopher and specialist on the life and works of Locke.

Roy Porter is a historian of the 18th century.

Pat Rogers is a specialist on literature of the period and editor of reference works.

Barbara Stafford is an art historian active in the American Society for 18th Century Studies.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Introduction: Lester G. Crocker.

A-Z entries.

Index.

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GOR004057339
9780631196884
0631196889
A Companion to the Enlightenment by John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)
John W. Yolton (University of Florida at Tampa University of Chicago)
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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