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The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment. Edited by Daniel Brewer. Cambridge University Press, 2014. (Online Edition)Brings together essays by leading scholars representing disciplines ranging from philosophy, religion and literature, to art, medicine, anthropology and architecture, to analyze the French Enlightenment.There are additional Cambridge Companion books relevant to topics on The Enlightenment available through the UW-Madison library in print and electronic formats. Coverage includes: the Scottish Enlightenment; and individuals such as Blaise Pascal, John Locke, and Isaac Newton. Search for these in the catalog combining a subject or name and the phrase, "Cambridge Companion."
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The Catholic Enlightenment: A Global AnthologyTranslated selections from the writings of fifteen major Catholic Enlightenment authors. These early modern authors include women, priests, lay intellectuals, and bishops.
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A Companion to the Catholic Enlightenment in EuropeOffers the first comprehensive overview of the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe. Presents a series of comprehensive treatments on the process and interpretation of Catholic Enlightenment in France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, Malta, Italy and the Hapsburg territories.
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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. Edited by Alan Charles Kors. Oxford University Press, 2005. (Online Edition)Focuses on the entire range of philosophic and social changes engendered by the Enlightenment. The Encyclopedia extends the conventional geographical boundaries of the Enlightenment, covering not only France, England, Scotland, the Low Countries, Italy, English-speaking North America, the German states, and Hapsburg Austria but also Iberian, Ibero-American, Jewish, Russian, and Eastern European cultures.
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Enlightenment, Reawkening and Revolution, 1660-1815Cambridge History of Christianity Series, vol. 7Also available in print: Memorial Library Stacks Regular Shelving, Call number: B802 E5455 2006
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The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century. By James A. Harris. Oxford University Press, 2013.This is the first book ever to provide comprehensive coverage of the full range of philosophical writing in Britain in the 18th century. It provides accounts of the writings of all the major figures, but also puts those figures in the context provided by a host of writers less well known today.There are more Oxford Handbooks with relevant Enlightenment topics available in Memorial Library and online. Some titles include: the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science, the Oxford Handbook of the Eighteenth-Century Novel, etc. Search in the library catalog using a selected term combined with the phrase, "Oxford Handbook."
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The Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution. Edited by David Andress. Oxford University Press, 2013-2015. (Online Edition)Includes articles relevant to The Enlightenment, particularly in France, and as it influenced the French Revolution.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyA Stanford University project, the SEP has nearly 1600 entries. It organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work, with options for searching and browsing.