Conclusion
Social and political changes in eighteenth-century France were cataclysmic in nature, in America less so. The “junction” of French and American intellects in the second half of this century was a momentous one. My concern has been with important thinkers of that time in both countries. Some American...
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| Published in | The French Enlightenment in America p. 142 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Georgia Press
15.10.2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Social and political changes in eighteenth-century France were cataclysmic in nature, in America less so. The “junction” of French and American intellects in the second half of this century was a momentous one. My concern has been with important thinkers of that time in both countries. Some American leaders became personally acquainted with French philosophes and writers while they were in France. They and others also came to know French authors by virtue of their literary presence in America. The reception of their writings during the Enlightenment is manifest in these pages. No summary of this information is needed. Nor |
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| ISBN: | 9780820359311 0820359319 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv21d632f.17 |