William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire

Herausgeber: Brown, Stewart J.; Stewart J., Brown

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Produktbeschreibung

This is an exploration of William Robertson, a leading figure in the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780521060639
• ISBN-10: 052106063X
• Artikelnr.: 23509817

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Introduction Stewart J. Brown; 1. William Robertson
(1721-1793) and the Scottish Enlightenment Stewart J. Brown; 2. Robertson's
letters and the life of writing Jeffrey Smitten; 3. Providence and
progress: an introduction to the historical thought of William Robertson
Nicholas Phillipson; 4. Robertson's place in the development of
eighteenth-century narrative history Karen O'Brien; 5. Robertsonian
romanticism and realism Owen Dudley Edwards; 6. The ideological
significance of Robertson's History of Scotland Colin Kidd; 7. The
reception of William Robertson's historical writings in eighteenth-century
France John Renwick; 8. Charles V and the book trade: an episode in
Enlightenment print culture Richard B. Sher; 9. 'From Savage to Scot' via
the French and Spaniards: Robertson's principal Spanish sources Bruce P.
Lenman; 10. Robertson and contemporary images of India Geoffrey Carnall;
11. A list of writings about William Robertson, 1755-1995 Jeffrey Smitten;
Index.