Author: Fanny Burney
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Diary & Letters (1778-1840) as Edited by Her Niece Charlotte Barrett: July 1788-July 1791
Author: Fanny Burney
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Classed List
Author: Princeton University. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Catalogues- American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc
Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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The Thayer Library
Author: Boston Public Library. Thayer Collection
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
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The Catalogue of the Public Library of Victoria
Author: Public Library of Victoria
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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American Book Prices Current
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Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States.
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Category : Autographs
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States.
Life of William Robertson
Author: Jeffrey R. Smitten
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748646116
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The first modern biography of William Robertson, a key figure of the Scottish EnlightenmentA prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from his contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment to strengthen religion, not to attack it. As an historian, he helped shape 18th-century historiography. As a minister of the Church of Scotland, he sought to make the church fit for a polite age. And, as principal of the University of Edinburgh, he presided over a flourishing of intellectual inquiry in the midst of the Enlightenment. But despite his European fame, he was a controversial figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, Jeffrey Smitten captures both the man and his work in his own words. By foregrounding Robertsons religious outlook, Smitten gives us a more contextualised and nuanced interpretation of Robertson's motives, intentions and beliefs than we have had before.Key Features:Includes new biographical information drawn from archival sources and from all Robertson's largely unpublished correspondenceDiscusses Robertson's works, published and unpublishedAssesses Robertson's achievement based on fresh consideration of all facets of his career as minister, historian and principal
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748646116
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
The first modern biography of William Robertson, a key figure of the Scottish EnlightenmentA prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from his contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment to strengthen religion, not to attack it. As an historian, he helped shape 18th-century historiography. As a minister of the Church of Scotland, he sought to make the church fit for a polite age. And, as principal of the University of Edinburgh, he presided over a flourishing of intellectual inquiry in the midst of the Enlightenment. But despite his European fame, he was a controversial figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, Jeffrey Smitten captures both the man and his work in his own words. By foregrounding Robertsons religious outlook, Smitten gives us a more contextualised and nuanced interpretation of Robertson's motives, intentions and beliefs than we have had before.Key Features:Includes new biographical information drawn from archival sources and from all Robertson's largely unpublished correspondenceDiscusses Robertson's works, published and unpublishedAssesses Robertson's achievement based on fresh consideration of all facets of his career as minister, historian and principal
A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia
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Languages : en
Pages : 1148
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Pages : 1148
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Bluestockings Displayed
Author: Elizabeth Eger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316154254
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
The conversation parties of the bluestockings, held to debate contemporary ideas in eighteenth-century Britain, were vital in encouraging female artistic achievement. The bluestockings promoted links between learning and virtue in the public imagination, inventing a new kind of informal sociability that combined the life of the senses with that of the mind. This collection of essays, by leading scholars in the fields of literature, history and art history, provides an interdisciplinary treatment of bluestocking culture in eighteenth-century Britain. It is the first academic volume to concentrate on the rich visual and material culture that surrounded and supported the bluestocking project, from formal portraits and sculptures to commercially reproduced prints. By the early twentieth century, the term 'bluestocking' came to signify a dull and dowdy intellectual woman, but the original bluestockings inhabited a world in which brilliance was valued at every level and women were encouraged to shine and even dazzle.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316154254
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
The conversation parties of the bluestockings, held to debate contemporary ideas in eighteenth-century Britain, were vital in encouraging female artistic achievement. The bluestockings promoted links between learning and virtue in the public imagination, inventing a new kind of informal sociability that combined the life of the senses with that of the mind. This collection of essays, by leading scholars in the fields of literature, history and art history, provides an interdisciplinary treatment of bluestocking culture in eighteenth-century Britain. It is the first academic volume to concentrate on the rich visual and material culture that surrounded and supported the bluestocking project, from formal portraits and sculptures to commercially reproduced prints. By the early twentieth century, the term 'bluestocking' came to signify a dull and dowdy intellectual woman, but the original bluestockings inhabited a world in which brilliance was valued at every level and women were encouraged to shine and even dazzle.