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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Smitten, Jeffrey R. (1941-....)
Titre(s) : The Life of William Robertson [Texte imprimé] : minister, historian, and principal / Jeffrey R. Smitten
Publication : Edinburgh (GB) : Edinburgh University Press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-268 p.) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 246-259. Index
A prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from
his better-known contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used
the critical tools of the Enlightenment not to attack religion but to strengthen it.
As a historian, he helped shape 18th-century historiography. As a minister of the
Church of Scotland, he sought to make the church fit for a polite age. And, as principal
of the University of Edinburgh, he presided over a flourishing of intellectual inquiry
in the midst of the Enlightenment. But despite his European fame, he was a controversial
figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, Jeffrey Smitten captures
both the man and his work in his own words. By foregrounding Robertson's religious
outlook, he offers a more contextualized and nuanced interpretation of his motives,
intentions, as well as his beliefs than we have had before
Sujet(s) : Robertson, William (1721-1793)
Historiens -- Écosse (GB) -- 18e siècle
Écosse (GB) -- 18e siècle
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
941.107 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Écosse - 1714-1837
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780748646104. - ISBN 0748646108. - ISBN 9780748646111 (erroné). - ISBN 9781474404853
(erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45722190b
Notice n° :
FRBNF45722190
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