Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment
| Author | : Alexander Cook |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781317320173 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1317320174 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment by : Alexander Cook
Download or read book Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment written by Alexander Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enlightenment era saw European thinkers increasingly concerned with what it meant to be human. This collection of essays traces the concept of ‘humanity’ through revolutionary politics, feminist biography, portraiture, explorer narratives, libertine and Orientalist fiction, the philosophy of conversation and musicology.
