An edition of The battle of the books in its historical setting
(1920)
The battle of the books in its historical setting
by Anne Elizabeth Burlingame
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Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of., Classical and modern, Classical literature, Comparative Literature, Criticism, History, Intellectual life, Modern and classical, Quarrel of Ancients and moderns, Comparative literaturePeople
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)Places
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The Battle Of The Books, In Its Historical Setting
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The Battle Of The Books, In Its Historical Setting
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
Introductory chapter: The attitude toward the classical authors during the mediaeval period. Italian humanism. Humanism beyond the Alps. Montaigne.
The scientific phase: Francis Bacon. Galileo. Descartes. Thomas Hobbes.
The literary phase: Contrast between the thought environment of the seventeenth century and our own. Sir William Temple's Essay upon ancient and modern learning. William Wotton's Reflections. Richard Bentley's Dissertation. Jonathan Swift's Tale of a tub and The battle of the books. The French point of view as compared with the English. Charles Perrault. Fontenlle. Conclusion.
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