Authors of the Enlightenment: 1660 to 1800

by J.E. Luebering

Reason, rationality, and reform were perhaps the biggest buzzwords of the Enlightenment era and the themes of much of the writing that appeared at that time. As thinkers increasingly began turning a critical eye towards accepted beliefs and practices, such luminaries as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine took up their pens to illuminate the social injustices and injuries to personal freedom that pervaded their societies. The fascinating...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615309993
• ISBN13: 9781615309993
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Rosen Education Service
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12