Boswell’s Enlightenment

Boswell’s Enlightenment
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780674368231
ISBN-13 : 0674368231
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Book Synopsis Boswell’s Enlightenment by : Robert Zaretsky

Download or read book Boswell’s Enlightenment written by Robert Zaretsky and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his life James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Few periods better crystallize this turmoil than 1763–1765, the years of his Grand Tour and the focus of Robert Zaretsky’s thrilling intellectual adventure.


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