The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 страница This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... fear . " When the mighty is fallen , shall not the feeble tremble ? " he asks . " If the father of the people must cease to live , shall not the people expect to die ? " As in most evangelical preaching , understanding comes only out of ...
... fear . " When the mighty is fallen , shall not the feeble tremble ? " he asks . " If the father of the people must cease to live , shall not the people expect to die ? " As in most evangelical preaching , understanding comes only out of ...
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... fear in 1764. Passage of the Stamp Act in the next year fulfills Bland's worst hypothetical case of a " tax ... fears that the actual decision to become a champion means that he will “ be charged with Insolence , " and , in a ...
... fear in 1764. Passage of the Stamp Act in the next year fulfills Bland's worst hypothetical case of a " tax ... fears that the actual decision to become a champion means that he will “ be charged with Insolence , " and , in a ...
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... fear of failure helps constitution - makers in the 1780s and begins to erode the literary base of the more ... fears " a government approaching to Democracy . " The times are filled with " factious men assuming the mask of ...
... fear of failure helps constitution - makers in the 1780s and begins to erode the literary base of the more ... fears " a government approaching to Democracy . " The times are filled with " factious men assuming the mask of ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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