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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... problems than Europeans in the practical matter of discerning the object so enlightened . “ O ! SAY can you see ? " asks the anthem , where saying is pa- tently easier than seeing . Francis Scott Key's song in 1814 is a lively type in ...
... problems than Europeans in the practical matter of discerning the object so enlightened . “ O ! SAY can you see ? " asks the anthem , where saying is pa- tently easier than seeing . Francis Scott Key's song in 1814 is a lively type in ...
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... problems of perception and order . With characteristic optimism , Thomas Jefferson in 1813 sees education as the ... problem in perception . Key's " bombs bursting in air " supply light with- out the related intrusion of sound or the ...
... problems of perception and order . With characteristic optimism , Thomas Jefferson in 1813 sees education as the ... problem in perception . Key's " bombs bursting in air " supply light with- out the related intrusion of sound or the ...
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... problems for local ministers , and these problems become acute when the concept of awakening rejects the status quo ante . It is the zeal of revivalism that then exacerbates tensions by publicizing them in both pulpit and print . "炒 ...
... problems for local ministers , and these problems become acute when the concept of awakening rejects the status quo ante . It is the zeal of revivalism that then exacerbates tensions by publicizing them in both pulpit and print . "炒 ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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