Character, Self, and Sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment

by Susan Manning, Thomas Ahnert, Susan Manning

This book is about Enlightenment ideas of "character." It argues for their central importance in eighteenth-century thought and culture. The scope of this volume extends well beyond the confines of literary history. It examines discussions of race, nation, the self, virtue, sociability, and historical progress. The essays in this volume are the first, collectively, to address the broader significance of Enlightenment character, and to do so from an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230104142
• ISBN13: 9780230104143
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"