Man Versus Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain
The papers in this collection were presented at a symposium sponsored by the Conference on British Studies at the University of Delaware. Six leading experts on different aspects of eighteenth-century Britain wrote on a general theme which cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries. This theme is the lot of the ordinary individual in eighteenth-century society. This collection provides a wealth of information and valuable insights for the scholar of eighteenth-century Britain.
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July 2010Paperback
9780521148092
184 pages
229 × 152 × 10 mm
0.43kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Political Man J. H. Plumb
- 2. Man's economic status Jacob Viner
- 3. The Churchman G. R. Cragg
- 4. The artist Rudolf Wittkower
- 5. The composer Paul Henry Lang
- 6. The writer Bertrand H. Bronson
- 7. Commentary James L. Clifford
- Notes
- Index.