From Enlightenment to Romanticism: Anthology, Part 1This is the first of two anthologies designed to accompany the Open University course From Enlightenment to Romanticism, an interdisciplinary exploration of the changes and transitions in European culture between 1780 and 1830. sources on the death of the Old Regime, the Napoleonic phenomenon, slavery, religion and reform. Each selection is accompanied by a detailed introduction explaining the context and siginficance of the sources.Extracts in the anthology stimulate questions rather than provide reassuring answers and offer insights into the major events, movements and personaities of the time. |
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Page 136
A gentleman coming to England , took me for his servant , and brought me away ,
where I soon found my situation become more agreeable . After coming to
England , and seeing others write and read , I had a strong desire to learn , and ...
A gentleman coming to England , took me for his servant , and brought me away ,
where I soon found my situation become more agreeable . After coming to
England , and seeing others write and read , I had a strong desire to learn , and ...
Page 224
I knew that I was free in England , but I did not know where to go , or how to get
my living ; and therefore , I did not like to leave the house . But Mr Wood said he
would send for a constable to thrust me out ; and at last I took course and
resolved ...
I knew that I was free in England , but I did not know where to go , or how to get
my living ; and therefore , I did not like to leave the house . But Mr Wood said he
would send for a constable to thrust me out ; and at last I took course and
resolved ...
Page 228
I never heard a Buckra man say so , till I heard tell of it in England . Such people
ought to be ashamed of themselves . They can ' t do without slaves , they say .
What ' s the reason they can ' t do without slaves as well as in England ? No
slaves ...
I never heard a Buckra man say so , till I heard tell of it in England . Such people
ought to be ashamed of themselves . They can ' t do without slaves , they say .
What ' s the reason they can ' t do without slaves as well as in England ? No
slaves ...
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Contents
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni | 3 |
Faith and death in the late Enlightenment | 17 |
David Hume Of Suicide | 24 |
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