Preface

Introduction 

1. The ascendancy of Paris 

2. The appeal of Paris 

3. The initial impressions of Paris and Parisians 

4. The trials of inexperience 

5. The disintegration of provincial virtue 

6. The indictment of Paris and civilisation 

7. The superiority of the provinces 

Conclusion 

Notes 

List of works consulted 

Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780729402927
Publisert
1982-01-01
Utgiver
Liverpool University Press; Voltaire Foundation
Vekt
385 gr
Høyde
239 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet

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Simon Davies was formerly Professor of Enlightenment Studies and the founding Director of the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. He is the assistant Director of the correspondence of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (Electronic Enlightenment) and the general editor of two volumes of Bernardin’s Complete Works (Garnier).