Edward Andrew

Patrons of Enlightenment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 159mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780802090645
• ISBN-10: 0802090648
• Artikelnr.: 21841347

Autorenporträt

Edward G. Andrew is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Patronage of Philosophy
2. Enlightenment and Print Culture
3. Seneca in the Age of Frederick and Catherine
4. Patronage and the Modes of Liberal Tolerance: Bayle, Care, and Locke
5. Voltaire and His Female Protectors
6. Scottish Universities and Their Patrons: Argyll, Bute, and Dundas
7. Independence in Theory and Practice: D’Alembert and Rousseau
8. Samuel Johnson and the Question of Enlightenment in England
9. Irish Antagonists: Burke and Shelburne
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index