L. Kontler

Translations, Histories, Enlightenments (eBook, PDF)

William Robertson in Germany, 1760-1795

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Produktbeschreibung

Historian and minister William Robertson was a central Scottish Enlightenment figure whose influence reached well beyond the boundaries of the British Isles. In this reception study of Robertson's work, Laszlo Kontler shows how the reception of Robertson's major histories in Germany tests the limits of intellectual transfer through translation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 261
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137371720
• Artikelnr.: 41499035

Autorenporträt

László Kontler is a Professor of History at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. His book A History of Hungary (2002) has been published in six languages.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Politics, Literature, and Science: William Robertson and Historical Discourses in Eighteenth-Century Scotland and Germany 2. Time and Progress, Time as Progress: History by Way of Enlightened Preaching 3. A Different View of the Progress of Society in Europe 4. Scottish Histories and German Identities 5. Maps of Mankind: The Savage and the Civilized

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1. Politics, Literature, and Science: William Robertson and Historical
Discourses in Eighteenth-Century Scotland and Germany 2. Time and Progress,
Time as Progress: History by Way of Enlightened Preaching 3. A Different
View of the Progress of Society in Europe 4. Scottish Histories and German
Identities 5. Maps of Mankind: The Savage and the Civilized