Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800James E. Person Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Restoration periods by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Among those profiled in this volume are:
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... society and state , which had perished under the ad- vance of absolutism , likewise renewed the principle of the incompetence of government in the field of opinion . Gov- ernment submits itself to judgment by the truth of society ; it ...
... society and state , which had perished under the ad- vance of absolutism , likewise renewed the principle of the incompetence of government in the field of opinion . Gov- ernment submits itself to judgment by the truth of society ; it ...
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... society in that town . The marine society likewise worked with the hu- mane society in the building of huts for the shipwrecked . In Philadelphia there were two organizations : the " Society for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Masters ...
... society in that town . The marine society likewise worked with the hu- mane society in the building of huts for the shipwrecked . In Philadelphia there were two organizations : the " Society for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Masters ...
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... Society . Philosophy in the eighteenth century had a very broad meaning : it included natural and physical science , social science , and theology ; in fact it took all knowledge for its field . The Philosophical Society did little ...
... Society . Philosophy in the eighteenth century had a very broad meaning : it included natural and physical science , social science , and theology ; in fact it took all knowledge for its field . The Philosophical Society did little ...
Contents
The Intellectual Background | 1 |
Benjamin Franklin 17061790 | 99 |
Patrick Henry 17361799 | 191 |
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