Kramnick isaac ed (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Bright and unmarked copy with few signs of wear.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:080141234X.…

kartoniert / paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. LIII, 343 p. Knickspur am Einband, ansonsten ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen. / Crease on cover, otherwise a very good and clean copy without markings. // Aus dem Klappentext/From the blurb text: "One of the most important and controversial figures in English public life during the period that spanned the Glorious Revolution and the reign of George III, Lord Bolingbroke is now also recognized for his historical writings. This selection of some of his finest political and philosophical essays reflects the elegant style, mordant wit, and sheer intellectual bril-liance that originally drew Pope, Swift, and Gay to his circle in opposition to Walpole. The selections in this volume will show that Bolingbroke was before all else a politician who was very much aware of the importance of history as ammunition to be used in political battles. His Remarks on the History of England, written in 1730 and 1731, makes countless allusions to Walpole in references to corrupt and scheming ministers seeking to end the inde-pendence of Parliament. The Letters on the Study and Use of History, published posthumously in 1752, shocked intellectual England with its critical treat-ment of the Christian Middle Ages. In his introduction to this volume, Isaac Kramnick demonstrates how Bolingbroke's writings bridge two great traditions of historical scholarship. One of the last great humanistic historians concerned with didactic history as a source of exemplary moral behavior, Bolingbroke was also an early figure in the development of Enlightenment historiography, with its skeptical attitude to the validity of history. Both of these traditions inter-mingle in his writings, which demonstrate the tensions of attempting to sustain the moral mission of history in an age that tended to doubt the worth of all such missions." ISBN 9780226063461 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 202.…