Description: This collection opens a panorama of essays celebrating diverse ways to participate in the British-and international-Enlightenment. Investigating major authors, unusual persons, commentators on other nations, scholars, and even early environmentalists, this volume explores the ...
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"This abundant collection of essays makes a significant contribution to eighteenth-century studies by exploring both the works of major authors and other diverse and fascinating topics including canon formation, horticultural practice, and English perceptions of the Russian court. Many of the essays within it are as tenaciously detailed and thorough as the scholarship of Howard Weinbrot himself, and the whole a fitting tribute to his powerful and capacious mind." --Adam Rounce, University of Nottingham
"This important volume examines key topics in the eighteenth century, offering insightful analyses of the arts, biography, literary history, and other cultural arenas. Written in a variety of modes and methodologies, the essays all bear witness to the intellectual breadth and scholarly legacy of Howard Weinbrot, a towering figure in eighteenth-century studies." --David Radcliffe, Virginia Tech University