| Title:
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REPRESENTING HUMANITY IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
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| By: |
Alexander Cook (Editor), Ned Curthoys (Editor), Shino Konishi (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1781443734 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781781443736 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2013 |
| Series: |
The Enlightenment World 28 |
| Description: |
The Enlightenment era saw European thinkers increasingly concerned with what it meant to be human. This collection of essays traces the concept of 'humanity' through revolutionary politics, feminist biography, portraiture, explorer narratives, libertine and Orientalist fiction, the philosophy of conversation and musicology. |
| Synopsis: |
The Enlightenment era saw European thinkers increasingly concerned with what it meant to be human. This was due at least in part to the increasing awareness of human diversity brought by exploration and travel to new domains. This collection of essays traces the concept of 'humanity' through revolutionary politics, feminist biography, portraiture, explorer narratives, libertine and Orientalist fiction, the philosophy of conversation and musicology. Its contributors argue that across these fields, the central philosophical conundrums of the era were reflected, and sometimes transformed, in surprising ways. |
| Illustrations: |
9 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |