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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... words " makes hats , " which show he was a hatter . It was struck out . The next observed that the word " makes " might as well be omitted , because his customers would not care who made the hats . . . . He struck it out . A third said ...
... words " makes hats , " which show he was a hatter . It was struck out . The next observed that the word " makes " might as well be omitted , because his customers would not care who made the hats . . . . He struck it out . A third said ...
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... words themselves may not be exact Henry's recorded speeches all come from spellbound listeners writing after the event - but they are true to a spirit of the times in which the exchange of words dominates and symbolizes action . That ...
... words themselves may not be exact Henry's recorded speeches all come from spellbound listeners writing after the event - but they are true to a spirit of the times in which the exchange of words dominates and symbolizes action . That ...
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... words are freedom in action . Dickinson is the master of both understandings . He announces his true purpose , " the meaning of these letters , " in " Letter III " : " to convince the people of these colonies , that they are at this ...
... words are freedom in action . Dickinson is the master of both understandings . He announces his true purpose , " the meaning of these letters , " in " Letter III " : " to convince the people of these colonies , that they are at this ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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