ISBN: 9780810345843

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began… Mehr…

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began to move away from formally structured prose, creating a 'revolution in style' that laid the foundations of contemporary prose style. Also, with much of the nonfiction of this time serving as 'how-to' manuals on the art of living, a great many insights remain valid in our age. This collection covers writers such as David Hume, who was characteristically talented in a variety of disciplines. Best-known as a great philosopher, he framed the era's scientific discoveries and liberated thinking with his artful essays on everything from manners and tragedy to economics and history. 24 entries include: James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir John Hawkins, Samuel Johnson, Catherine Macaulay, Thomas Percy, Hester Lynch, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole, John Wesley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Dictionary of Literary Biography: British Prose Writers 1660-1800 Bruccoli, Matthew J. / Siebert, Donald, Gale Cengage<

ISBN: 9780810345843

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began… Mehr…

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began to move away from formally structured prose, creating a 'revolution in style' that laid the foundations of contemporary prose style. Also, with much of the nonfiction of this time serving as 'how-to' manuals on the art of living, a great many insights remain valid in our age. This collection covers writers such as David Hume, who was characteristically talented in a variety of disciplines. Best-known as a great philosopher, he framed the era's scientific discoveries and liberated thinking with his artful essays on everything from manners and tragedy to economics and history. 24 entries include: James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir John Hawkins, Samuel Johnson, Catherine Macaulay, Thomas Percy, Hester Lynch, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole, John Wesley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Media > Book, [PU: Gale Research]<

ISBN: 9780810345843

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began… Mehr…

The diverse intellectual and artistic achievements of this century and a half are reflected in the lives and works covered in this volume. It was in this period that British writers began to move away from formally structured prose, creating a 'revolution in style' that laid the foundations of contemporary prose style. Also, with much of the nonfiction of this time serving as 'how-to' manuals on the art of living, a great many insights remain valid in our age. This collection covers writers such as David Hume, who was characteristically talented in a variety of disciplines. Best-known as a great philosopher, he framed the era's scientific discoveries and liberated thinking with his artful essays on everything from manners and tragedy to economics and history. 24 entries include: James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir John Hawkins, Samuel Johnson, Catherine Macaulay, Thomas Percy, Hester Lynch, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole, John Wesley and Mary Wollstonecraft. Media > Book, [PU: Gale Research]<

1991, ISBN: 0810345846

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[EAN: 9780810345843], Near Fine, [PU: Gale, Detroit], LITERARY CRITICISM, REFERENCE, Children's Non-fiction|Biography & Autobiography|Literary, Literary Criticism|European|English, Irish,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780810345843], Near Fine, [PU: Gale, Detroit], LITERARY CRITICISM, REFERENCE, Children's Non-fiction|Biography & Autobiography|Literary, Literary Criticism|European|English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Literary, First printing, 1991, hardcover, quarto, 434pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with mild toning to front board, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ. Although no ownership marks present, this volume comes from the personal collection of Matthew J. Bruccoli, who serves as Editorial Director for this series.<