The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... English heritage firmly in mind . Opposition seeks an extension of English legal rights , not the desertion of them . For colonial Americans , it is one thing to defend constitutional rights against corruption , conspiracy , and ...
... English heritage firmly in mind . Opposition seeks an extension of English legal rights , not the desertion of them . For colonial Americans , it is one thing to defend constitutional rights against corruption , conspiracy , and ...
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... English readers notice at the time . Mutual recognition is possible because American elo- quence makes powerful use of the rhetorical devices in English politics . Even the most inflexible British reader sees familiar parallels in ...
... English readers notice at the time . Mutual recognition is possible because American elo- quence makes powerful use of the rhetorical devices in English politics . Even the most inflexible British reader sees familiar parallels in ...
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... English . The impulses that appeal to colonists utterly repel their English counterparts . In London , where literary production is still largely a matter of patronage and of leisure and where political position still depends on ...
... English . The impulses that appeal to colonists utterly repel their English counterparts . In London , where literary production is still largely a matter of patronage and of leisure and where political position still depends on ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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