The Citizen of the World: Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the East. - Couverture souple

Goldsmith, Oliver

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1140814184 ISBN 13 : 9781140814184

Editeur : Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010

Synopsis

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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British Library

W029857

Attributed to Oliver Goldsmith in the Dictionary of national biography. Also published under title: Letters from a citizen of the world to his friends in the East.

Albany: Re-printed by Barber and Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, book-seller, Market-Street, --1794. vi, [1], 8-458, vii, [3] p.; 12

A propos du livre

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Biographie de l'auteur

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish author in the mid eighteenth century. His fame grew with The Traveller, a philosophic poem and peaked the nostalgic pastoral The Deserted Village. He is remembered as one of Ireland's great writers for his wit and sharp social commentary of the often harsh and unequal times he lived in.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1140814184
• ISBN 13: 9781140814184
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 474
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne