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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... expression . As radical Protestantism privileges the spoken word , so the courage of revolutionary action depends upon the immediacy of speech . With both propensities at work in what is still an oral culture , speech dominates expression ...
... expression . As radical Protestantism privileges the spoken word , so the courage of revolutionary action depends upon the immediacy of speech . With both propensities at work in what is still an oral culture , speech dominates expression ...
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... expression in " Letter III , " Dickinson in " Letter IV " asks for that clarity in principle and intention that “ will give certainty to our expression and safety to our conduct . " The greatest identified danger in Letters from a ...
... expression in " Letter III , " Dickinson in " Letter IV " asks for that clarity in principle and intention that “ will give certainty to our expression and safety to our conduct . " The greatest identified danger in Letters from a ...
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... expression of his knowledge is also the source and definition of his freedom . As his peroration runs , only those people " DESERVE liberty , who so well understand it . . . and so wisely , bravely , and virtuously assert , maintain ...
... expression of his knowledge is also the source and definition of his freedom . As his peroration runs , only those people " DESERVE liberty , who so well understand it . . . and so wisely , bravely , and virtuously assert , maintain ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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