The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 pages This 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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Page 92
... turns himself into a living type for the writer who delivers " the Sentiments of an honest Mind with Freedom . " The ... turn , triggers general war and leads the Greeks to their ruin . Bland lets the Corcyreans speak directly from his ...
... turns himself into a living type for the writer who delivers " the Sentiments of an honest Mind with Freedom . " The ... turn , triggers general war and leads the Greeks to their ruin . Bland lets the Corcyreans speak directly from his ...
Page 131
... turn the authority of the people into a justification for national sovereignty . The respective preambles of the Articles of Confederation and the Federal Constitution convey the shift perfectly . Compare , on the one hand , " To all to ...
... turn the authority of the people into a justification for national sovereignty . The respective preambles of the Articles of Confederation and the Federal Constitution convey the shift perfectly . Compare , on the one hand , " To all to ...
Page 144
... turn their disputed document into the universal symbol of an era . The Constitution now fixes all previous aspects of revolutionary activity , especially the disruptive or chaotic parts , into a text for all to read . Aaron Hall of New ...
... turn their disputed document into the universal symbol of an era . The Constitution now fixes all previous aspects of revolutionary activity , especially the disruptive or chaotic parts , into a text for all to read . Aaron Hall of New ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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