The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 Seiten 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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... literature , vol . 1 , 1590-1820 , published by Cambridge University Press in 1994 . Includes bibliographical references ( p . ) and index . ISBN 0-674-02322-6 ( paper ) 1. American literature - Colonial period , ca. 1600-1775 — History ...
... literature , vol . 1 , 1590-1820 , published by Cambridge University Press in 1994 . Includes bibliographical references ( p . ) and index . ISBN 0-674-02322-6 ( paper ) 1. American literature - Colonial period , ca. 1600-1775 — History ...
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... literature of public docu- ments . Marshall believes that ordinary language must encompass the most intricate of philosophical and political problems . And without exception , the leading documents of the period support his conclusion ...
... literature of public docu- ments . Marshall believes that ordinary language must encompass the most intricate of philosophical and political problems . And without exception , the leading documents of the period support his conclusion ...
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... Literature . Hanover , N.H .: University Press of New England , 1989 . A New World of Words : Redefining Early American Literature . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press , 1994 . Spiller , Robert E. , Willard Thorp , Thomas H ...
... Literature . Hanover , N.H .: University Press of New England , 1989 . A New World of Words : Redefining Early American Literature . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press , 1994 . Spiller , Robert E. , Willard Thorp , Thomas H ...
Inhalt
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Urheberrecht | |
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