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The Eighteenth Centuries - by David T Gies & Cynthia Wall (Hardcover)

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  • Today, when "globalization" is a buzzword invoked in nearly every realm, we turn back to the eighteenth century and witness the inherent globalization of its desires and, at times, its accomplishments.
  • About the Author: David T. Gies, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, is the author of The Theatre in Nineteenth-Century Spain and editor of The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature.
  • 316 Pages
  • History, Modern

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About the Book



Weaving together many disparate threads of the historical tapestry we call the Enlightenment, this volume illuminates our understanding of the interconnectedness of the eighteenth centuries.



Book Synopsis



Today, when "globalization" is a buzzword invoked in nearly every realm, we turn back to the eighteenth century and witness the inherent globalization of its desires and, at times, its accomplishments. During the chronological eighteenth century, learning and knowledge were intimately connected across disciplinary and geographical boundaries, yet the connections themselves are largely unstudied. In The Eighteenth Centuries, twenty-two scholars across disciplines address the idea of plural Enlightenments and a global eighteenth century, transcending the demarcations that long limited our grasp of the period's breadth and depth.

Engaging concepts that span divisions of chronology and continent, these essays address topics ranging from mechanist biology, painted geographies, and revolutionary opera to Americanization, theatrical subversion of marriage, and plantation architecture. Weaving together many disparate threads of the historical tapestry we call the Enlightenment, this volume illuminates our understanding of the interconnectedness of the eighteenth centuries.



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"Lively and readable, this innovative essay collection has a rich pluralism of materials and approaches. The contributors' movements across disciplines echo the movements shaping a 'globalizing' era."

--Deidre Lynch, Harvard University, author of Loving Literature: A Cultural History



About the Author



David T. Gies, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, is the author of The Theatre in Nineteenth-Century Spain and editor of The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature. Cynthia Wall, Professor of English at the University of Virginia, is the author of The Prose of Things: Transformations of Description in the Eighteenth Century and The Literary and Cultural Spaces of Restoration London.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.12 Inches (H) x 7.99 Inches (W) x .99 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 316
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Modern
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Theme: 18th Century
Format: Hardcover
Author: David T Gies & Cynthia Wall
Language: English
Street Date: February 2, 2018
TCIN: 94318178
UPC: 9780813940755
Item Number (DPCI): 247-48-1152
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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