The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 halaman 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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... Letter I " detests " inflammatory measures " ( " I should be sorry that any thing should be done , which might justly displease our sovereign , or our mother country " ) . " Letter III " terms liberty " a cause of too much dignity to be ...
... Letter I " detests " inflammatory measures " ( " I should be sorry that any thing should be done , which might justly displease our sovereign , or our mother country " ) . " Letter III " terms liberty " a cause of too much dignity to be ...
Halaman 99
... Letter III , " Dickinson explains why Americans have remained so inarticulate on the subject : " it will be ... Letter II " notes that " we are as much dependent on Great Britain , as a perfectly free people can be on another . " " The ...
... Letter III , " Dickinson explains why Americans have remained so inarticulate on the subject : " it will be ... Letter II " notes that " we are as much dependent on Great Britain , as a perfectly free people can be on another . " " The ...
Halaman 101
... 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 Farmer 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 Farmer in ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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