The Age of Enlightenment: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century French LiteratureOtis Fellows, Norman Lewis Torrey "This book is designed as a presentation of basic material for a study of the Enlightenment" -- Preface. |
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Page 309
... first of the great modern encyclopedias was the work of a “ société des gens de lettres . " The stormy history of its preparation and publication ended with the final triumph of the Encyclopedists over censorship and repression , though ...
... first of the great modern encyclopedias was the work of a “ société des gens de lettres . " The stormy history of its preparation and publication ended with the final triumph of the Encyclopedists over censorship and repression , though ...
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... first in the field , was revolutionary in its choice of a contemporary subject , its accurate documentation and impartial treatment , and its philosophical implications . For Voltaire believed that history could be interesting and ...
... first in the field , was revolutionary in its choice of a contemporary subject , its accurate documentation and impartial treatment , and its philosophical implications . For Voltaire believed that history could be interesting and ...
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... first to paint in true and distinctive colors the picturesque and exotic atmosphere of his many voyages . Engrossed at an early age , like Rousseau , in Robinson Crusoe , the predicatory tone of which was re- flected in all his writings ...
... first to paint in true and distinctive colors the picturesque and exotic atmosphere of his many voyages . Engrossed at an early age , like Rousseau , in Robinson Crusoe , the predicatory tone of which was re- flected in all his writings ...
Contents
The End of the Century | 10 |
Precursors | 19 |
SAINTEVREMOND | 34 |
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