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History and the Enlightenment /

Arguably the leading British historian of his generation, Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914-2003) is most celebrated and admired as the author of essays. This volume brings together some of the most original and radical writings of his career--many hitherto inaccessible, one never before published, all demons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trevor-Roper, H. R. (Hugh Redwald), 1914-2003 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Robertson, John, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The historical philosophy of the Enlightenment
  • The Scottish Enlightenment
  • Pietro Giannone and Great Britain
  • Dimitrie Cantemir's Ottoman history and its reception in England
  • From deism to history: Conyers Middleton
  • David Hume, historian
  • The idea of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
  • Gibbon and the publication of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire 1776-1976
  • Gibbon's last project
  • The romantic movement and the study of history
  • Lord Macaulay: the history of England
  • Thomas Carlyle's historical philosophy
  • Jacob Burckhardt.