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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... Paine excels all other writers of the moment in creating political thought out of religious and scientific imagery . Jefferson will come to match his skill , but in 1776 only Paine proves truly capable of wedding a living religious ...
... Paine excels all other writers of the moment in creating political thought out of religious and scientific imagery . Jefferson will come to match his skill , but in 1776 only Paine proves truly capable of wedding a living religious ...
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... Paine's anger finds an immediate outlet in America . When he introduces his pamphlet , Paine calls upon " every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling . " He magnifies emotion in explicit contrast to those who seek to ...
... Paine's anger finds an immediate outlet in America . When he introduces his pamphlet , Paine calls upon " every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling . " He magnifies emotion in explicit contrast to those who seek to ...
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... Paine is also the first to recognize the absolute priority of a national argument in revolutionary America . As Elias Canetti will later elaborate on Paine's realiza- tion , “ We can take it for granted that no member of a nation ever ...
... Paine is also the first to recognize the absolute priority of a national argument in revolutionary America . As Elias Canetti will later elaborate on Paine's realiza- tion , “ We can take it for granted that no member of a nation ever ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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