Anecdotes of Enlightenment
by James Robert Wood
Title:
Anecdotes of Enlightenment
Author:
James Robert Wood
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
272 pages, 4 black & white illustrations
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
ISBN-13:
9780813942209
EAN:
9780813942209
Publication Date:
22/07/2019
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
635
Dimensions (mm):
236 x 160 x 21
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£56.25
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Description
Provides a literary history of the anecdote in English. Drawing on extensive archival research and emphasizing the anecdote as a way of thinking, James Robert Wood shows that an intimate relationship developed between the anecdote and the Enlightenment concept of human nature.
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