1st Edition

Montesquieu and England Enlightened Exchanges, 1689–1755

By Ursula Haskins Gonthier Copyright 2010
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations, taking a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career.

    Introduction: Anglo-French Relations in the Early Enlightenment; Chapter 1 Importing Good Sense: Lettres Persanes (1721); Chapter 2 In Search of Enlightenment: Voyages en Europe (1728–31); Chapter 3 Reconsidering Rome: Considérations Sur Les… Romains (1734); Chapter 4 Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism: L’esprit Des Lois (1748); Chapter 5 Aesthetic Allegiances: Essai Sur Le Goût (c. 1753–5); conclusion Conclusion: Spheres of Influence;

    Biography

    Ursula Haskins Gonthier