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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... pamphlet , a genre that dominates the formulation of political ideas in eighteenth - century culture and in the ... pamphlet does not . The lower profile , smaller publication runs , and irregularity of the pamphlet are its own ...
... pamphlet , a genre that dominates the formulation of political ideas in eighteenth - century culture and in the ... pamphlet does not . The lower profile , smaller publication runs , and irregularity of the pamphlet are its own ...
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... pamphlet been drafted with greater expectations . To these high notions must be added the low and continuous irritant of conflict . Recent historical understanding of the contentiousness in colonial life indicates that clashes of all ...
... pamphlet been drafted with greater expectations . To these high notions must be added the low and continuous irritant of conflict . Recent historical understanding of the contentiousness in colonial life indicates that clashes of all ...
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... Pamphlet after pam- phlet dutifully blends the principles of government , the law of nature , the meaning of the British Constitution , and the history of classical , English , and American politics in an interpretation of the crisis at ...
... Pamphlet after pam- phlet dutifully blends the principles of government , the law of nature , the meaning of the British Constitution , and the history of classical , English , and American politics in an interpretation of the crisis at ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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