Child of the Enlightenment (Pb): Revolutionary Europe Reflected in a Boyhood Diary Paperback - 2009
by Arianne Baggerman; Rudolf M. Dekker
From the rear cover
A diary kept by a boy in the 1790s sheds new light on the rise of autobiographical writing in the 19th century and sketches a panoramic view of Europe in the Age of Enlightenment. The French Revolution and the Batavian Revolution in the Netherlands provide the backdrop to this study, which ranges from changing perceptions of time, space and nature to the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and its influence on such far-flung fields as education, landscape gardening and politics. The book describes the high expectations people had of science and medicine, and their disappointment at the failure of these new branches of learning to cure the world of its ills.
Details
- Title Child of the Enlightenment (Pb): Revolutionary Europe Reflected in a Boyhood Diary
- Author Arianne Baggerman; Rudolf M. Dekker
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 568
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9789004273641 / 9004273646
- Weight 1.89 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.1 x 1.2 in (24.13 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Dewey Decimal Code 949.204