European Writers: The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment : René Descartes to MontesquieuScribner, 1983 This reference work is comprised of two volumes treating the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, three volumes on the Romantics, and four volumes dealing with twentieth century authors. Scholar's new to literary history and criticism should find the balanced, well written essays on included authors a solid introduction. |
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