Thesis
Philosophic historiography in the eighteenth century in Britain and France
- Abstract:
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The subject of this thesis is the by now traditional grouping of certain innovative works of historiography produced in eighteenth-century Britain and France; namely the historical works of Voltaire, and the historical writings of the philosophes; and, in Britain, the histories of Hume, Robertson, and Gibbon. This thesis gives a historical and expository analysis of the individual strategies of literary self-fashioning and generic appropriation which underlie this impression of resemblance. I...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2007
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:2700
- Deposit date:
- 2009-03-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Brereton, M
- Copyright date:
- 2007
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