Sovereign power and the enlightenment : eighteenth-century literature and the problem of the political

Sovereign power and the enlightenment : eighteenth-century literature and the problem of the political /

This book examines the role of the novelists and historians of the eighteenth century in developing a vision of political modernity that questions traditional narratives about the rise of liberalism and the decline of sovereign power.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	DeGabriele, Peter
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Bucknell University Press, 2015
Series:	Transits (Bucknell University)
Subjects:	English literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Enlightenment > Great Britain. English literature > Philosophy. Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

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Summary:	This book examines the role of the novelists and historians of the eighteenth century in developing a vision of political modernity that questions traditional narratives about the rise of liberalism and the decline of sovereign power.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxiv, 181pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.
ISBN:	9781611486971 1611486971
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.