The life of William Robertson : minister, historian and principal /

The first modern biography of William Robertson, a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. A 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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Smitten, Jeffrey R. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Sujets:
Robertson, William, > 1721-1793.
Robertson, William, > 1721-1793
Robertson, William > 1721-1793
Historians > Scotland > Biography.
Clergy > Scotland > Biography.
Clergé > Écosse > Biographies.
PHILOSOPHY > Religious.
Clergy
Historians
Scotland
Biographies
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Early Years, 1721-1735
  • 2 Education of a Minister, 1734-1744
  • 3 Parish Ministry, 1744-1750
  • 4 Ministry and History, 1750-1759
  • 5 "Innumerable Occupations," 1760-1769
  • 6 Achievement and Decline, 1770-1780
  • 7 Last Years, 1781-1793
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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