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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... Virginia planter and Anglican vestryman , in his Letter to the Clergy of Virginia ( 1760 ) . “ Must they be left to feed , without Controul , upon the Vitals of the People ? " The clerical response , an action to enforce payment through ...
... Virginia planter and Anglican vestryman , in his Letter to the Clergy of Virginia ( 1760 ) . “ Must they be left to feed , without Controul , upon the Vitals of the People ? " The clerical response , an action to enforce payment through ...
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... Virginia ) . Similar lists of grievances fill colonial newspapers , and these are the elements that absorb eighteenth - century readers . The phraseol- ogy of the opening paragraphs resembles the preamble to the Virginia Consti- tution ...
... Virginia ) . Similar lists of grievances fill colonial newspapers , and these are the elements that absorb eighteenth - century readers . The phraseol- ogy of the opening paragraphs resembles the preamble to the Virginia Consti- tution ...
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... Virginia , University of , 4 Virginia Gazette , 171 Virginia Plan , 135 virtue , 48 , 101 , 109 , 121 ; vs. corruption , 37 , 50 , 102 , 189 ; as Enlightenment theme , 33 ; iconography of , 146 , 159–160 , 180 ; and nature , 109 ...
... Virginia , University of , 4 Virginia Gazette , 171 Virginia Plan , 135 virtue , 48 , 101 , 109 , 121 ; vs. corruption , 37 , 50 , 102 , 189 ; as Enlightenment theme , 33 ; iconography of , 146 , 159–160 , 180 ; and nature , 109 ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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