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Surveys the history, civilization, culture, philosophy, and scientific achievements of the eighteenth century.Tags
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Another GREAT book in this series. The writing is so sharp, and it's told so well, that it's hard not to adore it.
Covers the great period of scientific, cultural and artistic progress in Europe, from 1685 to 1798. This is one of the more interesting periods to me, as it represents a slow digging out from the intellectual muck of the middle ages and the total power of the Church, which inhibited much progress (but occasionally sponsored it).
The pictures [alone] in this book make it worthwhile.
the chapter on music was very good.
Naranja 145
Mar 21, 2019Spanish
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- Canonical title*
- De verlichte eeuw
- Original publication date
- 1966
- People/Characters
- Isaac Newton; Johann Sebastian Bach; Franz Joseph Haydn; Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz; Denis Diderot
- First words
- In 1784, at the height of the Age of Enlightenment, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote an article for a popular audience explaining the meaning of the word that gave the age its name.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Here and today," said Goethe, "begins a new age in the history of the world. Some day you will all be able to say - I was present at its birth."
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