Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain: The Pursuit of Complete Knowledge

By Seth Rudy

Book Overview

Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain tells the story of long-term aspirations to comprehend, record, and disseminate complete knowledge of the world. It draws on a wide range of literary and non-literary works from the early modern era and British Enlightenment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134948928X
• ISBN13: 9781349489282
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"