Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal
Author: Ralph Griffiths
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths.
The Arts of Rule
Author: Sharon R. Krause
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739132636
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates. The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself, extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best way of life for human beings. Making full use of political philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739132636
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates. The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself, extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best way of life for human beings. Making full use of political philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
Prose Poems of the French Enlightenment
Author: Fabienne Moore
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351151266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
By examining nearly sixty works, the author traces the prehistory of the French prose poem, demonstrating that the disquiet of some eighteenth-century writers with the Enlightenment gave rise to the genre nearly a century before it is habitually supposed to have existed. In the throes of momentous scientific, philosophical, and socioeconomic changes, Enlightenment authors turned to the past to revive sources such as Homer, the pastoral, Ossian, the Bible, and primitive eloquence, favoring music to construct alternatives to the world of reason. The result, the author argues, were prose poems, including F lon's Les Adventures de T maque, Montesquieu's Le Temple de Gnide, Rousseau's Le L te d'Ephraïm, Chateaubriand's Atala, as well as many lesser-known texts, most of which remain out of print. The author's treatment of Bible criticism and eighteenth-century religious reform movements reveal the often-neglected spiritual side of Enlightenment culture, and tracks its contribution to the period's reflection about language and poetic invention. The author includes in appendices four unusual texts adjudicating the merits of prose poems, making evidence of their controversial nature now accessible to readers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351151266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
By examining nearly sixty works, the author traces the prehistory of the French prose poem, demonstrating that the disquiet of some eighteenth-century writers with the Enlightenment gave rise to the genre nearly a century before it is habitually supposed to have existed. In the throes of momentous scientific, philosophical, and socioeconomic changes, Enlightenment authors turned to the past to revive sources such as Homer, the pastoral, Ossian, the Bible, and primitive eloquence, favoring music to construct alternatives to the world of reason. The result, the author argues, were prose poems, including F lon's Les Adventures de T maque, Montesquieu's Le Temple de Gnide, Rousseau's Le L te d'Ephraïm, Chateaubriand's Atala, as well as many lesser-known texts, most of which remain out of print. The author's treatment of Bible criticism and eighteenth-century religious reform movements reveal the often-neglected spiritual side of Enlightenment culture, and tracks its contribution to the period's reflection about language and poetic invention. The author includes in appendices four unusual texts adjudicating the merits of prose poems, making evidence of their controversial nature now accessible to readers.
Persian Letters
Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
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Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Languages : en
Pages : 332
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The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: William Thomas Lowndes
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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The Complete Works of Monsieur de Montesquieu translated from the French. (An elogium on ... Montesquieu by ... D'Alembert.)
Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
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Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Miscellaneous Pieces ... Translated from the new edition of his works, etc. [With “An Eulogium on President Montesquieu,” by J. le R. d'Alembert.]
Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Miscellaneous Pieces of M. De Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu
Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
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Category : French literature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category : French literature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons; ... a New Ed. by Alex. Chalmers
Author: Alexander Chalmers
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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The General Biographical Dictionary
Author: Alexander Chalmers
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Publisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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