History and the Enlightenment / Hugh Trevor-Roper ; [edited by John Robertson].

Author/creator Trevor-Roper, H. R.
Other author Robertson, John, 1951-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press,
Descriptionxxvi, 314 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents The historical philosophy of the Enlightenment -- The Scottish Enlightenment -- Pietro Giannone and Great Britain -- Dimitrie Cantemir's Ottoman history and its reception in England -- From deism to history: Conyers Middleton -- David Hume, historian -- The idea of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire -- Gibbon and the publication of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire 1776-1976 -- Gibbon's last project -- The romantic movement and the study of history -- Lord Macaulay: the history of England -- Thomas Carlyle's historical philosophy -- Jacob Burckhardt.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009026500
ISBN9780300139341 (ci : alk. paper)