1st Edition
The Art of History A Study of Four Great Historians of the Eighteenth Century
By J. B. Black
Copyright 1926
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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The first important scholarly consideration of Enlightenment historiography of the twentieth century, this book, originally published in 1926, critically examines the ideas of Voltaire, Hume, Robertston and Gibbon with respect to the theory and practice of historiography. The substantial introduction outlines the main differences between the ideals of these literary-philosophical schools and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Voltaire 3. Hume 4. Robertson 5. Gibbon
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J. B. Wiliams
