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Leibniz discovers Asia : social networking in the Republic of Letters /

"This is a work of literary history in which the author reconstructs the epistolary network of a German philologist and philosopher named Gottfried Leibniz and his extended coterie of far-flung correspondents who exchanged information and insights, by way of letters, about the emergent study of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carhart, Michael C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This is a work of literary history in which the author reconstructs the epistolary network of a German philologist and philosopher named Gottfried Leibniz and his extended coterie of far-flung correspondents who exchanged information and insights, by way of letters, about the emergent study of historical linguistics, as a means of retracing the origins of the various peoples of Europe. This book contributes to our understanding of the so-called international Republic of Letters in the early-modern period of Europe and the near East"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421427546
1421427540