Ideas and Contexts in France and England from the Renaissance to the Romantics (Variorum Collected Studies Series)

These essays examine the thought and works of a series of writers on political thought, religion, historiography and literature, from the 16th century to the 19th. Throughout, the author is concerned to situate individual thinkers in the context of their times and, in many of the essays, to illuminate the links between intellectual currents in France and England. Particular topics include Gallicanism, Neostoicism, the historical novel, and constitutionalism, while the figures dealt with range from Bodin and Hotman in the Renaissance, to Descartes and La Rochefoucauld in the Grand Siècle and Condorcet and Diderot in the Enlightenment. Less familiar figures include the Oxford historian, Degory Wheare, and the French constitutional theorist, Henrion de Pansey. Among the topics treated in the Romantic era are comparisons between the French and English revolutions, and the French obsession with Oliver Cromwell. Cover 1 Series 3 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction 16 I Religion and Economic Motivation: Some French Insights on an Old Controversy 16 The Renaissance 40 II François Hotman and Jean Bodin: The Dilemma of Sixteenth-Century French Constitutionalism 40 III The Legacy of Jean Bodin: Absolutism, Populism or Constitutionalism? 47 IV Clovis and Constantine: The Uses of History in Sixteenth-Century Gallicanism 70 The Grand Siecle 92 V Stoicism and Roman Example: Seneca and Tacitus in Jacobean England 92 VI Precept, Example, and Truth: Degory Wheare and the ars historica 120 VII The Three Faces of Henri, Due de Rohan 148 VIII Descartes and Pascal 158 IX Retz and La Rochefoucauld 166 The Enlightenment 174 X Voltaire and the Massacre of St Bartholomew 174 XI Turgot and Condorcet: Progress, Reform and Revolution 182 XII The Abbé Raynal, 1713-1796: An Intellectual Odyssey 190 XIII Liberty by Degrees: Raynal and Diderot on the British Constitution 198 XIV Renaissance Jurists and ‘Enlightened’ Magistrates: Perspectives on Feudalism in Eighteenth-Century France 218 XV Constitutions Old and New: Henrion de Pansey before and after the French Revolution 234 The Romantics 260 XVI The French Romantics and the Renaissance 260 XVII The French Romantics on Comparative Revolution 282 XVIII The Historical Novel and the French Romantics 293 XIX Oliver Cromwell and the French Romantics 301 Index 310 Angleterre,Vie,intellectuelle;,England;,England,Intellectual,life;,Enlightenment;,Enlightenment,France;,France;,France,Intellectual,life;,France,Vie,intellectuelle;,Frankreich;,Geschichte,1500-1900;,Geschichtsbewusstsein;,Great,Britain,Intellectual,life;,Großbritannien;,Ideeëngeschiedenis;,Intellectual,life;,Politisches,Denken;,Renaissance;,Renaissance,France;,Romanticism;,Romanticism,France;,Romantisme,France;,Schriftsteller;,Siècle,des,Lumières,France Angleterre Vie intellectuelle,England,England Intellectual life,Enlightenment,Enlightenment France,France,France Intellectual life,France Vie intellectuelle,Frankreich,Geschichte 1500-1900,Geschichtsbewusstsein,Great Britain Intellectual life,Großbritannien,Ideeëngeschiedenis,Intellectual life,Politisches Denken,Renaissance,Renaissance France,Romanticism,Romanticism France,Romantisme France,Schriftsteller,Siècle des Lumières France These essays examine the thought and works of a series of writers on political thought, religion, historiography and literature, from the 16th century to the 19th. Throughout, the author is concerned to situate individual thinkers in the context of their times and, in many of the essays, to illuminate the links between intellectual currents in France and England. Particular topics include Gallicanism, Neostoicism, the historical novel, and constitutionalism, while the figures dealt with range from Bodin and Hotman in the Renaissance, to Descartes and La Rochefoucauld in the Grand Siècle and Condorcet and Diderot in the Enlightenment. Less familiar figures include the Oxford historian, Degory Wheare, and the French constitutional theorist, Henrion de Pansey. Among the topics treated in the Romantic era are comparisons between the French and English revolutions, and the French obsession with Oliver Cromwell. Cover 1 Series 3 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction 16 I Religion and Economic Motivation: Some French Insights on an Old Controversy 16 The Renaissance 40 II François Hotman and Jean Bodin: The Dilemma of Sixteenth-Century French Constitutionalism 40 III The Legacy of Jean Bodin: Absolutism, Populism or Constitutionalism? 47 IV Clovis and Constantine: The Uses of History in Sixteenth-Century Gallicanism 70 The Grand Siecle 92 V Stoicism and Roman Example: Seneca and Tacitus in Jacobean England 92 VI Precept, Example, and Truth: Degory Wheare and the ars historica 120 VII The Three Faces of Henri, Due de Rohan 148 VIII Descartes and Pascal 158 IX Retz and La Rochefoucauld 166 The Enlightenment 174 X Voltaire and the Massacre of St Bartholomew 174 XI Turgot and Condorcet: Progress, Reform and Revolution 182 XII The Abbé Raynal, 1713-1796: An Intellectual Odyssey 190 XIII Liberty by Degrees: Raynal and Diderot on the British Constitution 198 XIV Renaissance Jurists and ‘Enlightened’ Magistrates: Perspectives on Feudalism in Eighteenth-Century France 218 XV Constitutions Old and New: Henrion de Pansey before and after the French Revolution 234 The Romantics 260 XVI The French Romantics and the Renaissance 260 XVII The French Romantics on Comparative Revolution 282 XVIII The Historical Novel and the French Romantics 293 XIX Oliver Cromwell and the French Romantics 301 Index 310 Angleterre,Vie,intellectuelle;,England;,England,Intellectual,life;,Enlightenment;,Enlightenment,France;,France;,France,Intellectual,life;,France,Vie,intellectuelle;,Frankreich;,Geschichte,1500-1900;,Geschichtsbewusstsein;,Great,Britain,Intellectual,life;,Großbritannien;,Ideeëngeschiedenis;,Intellectual,life;,Politisches,Denken;,Renaissance;,Renaissance,France;,Romanticism;,Romanticism,France;,Romantisme,France;,Schriftsteller;,Siècle,des,Lumières,France Angleterre Vie intellectuelle,England,England Intellectual life,Enlightenment,Enlightenment France,France,France Intellectual life,France Vie intellectuelle,Frankreich,Geschichte 1500-1900,Geschichtsbewusstsein,Great Britain Intellectual life,Großbritannien,Ideeëngeschiedenis,Intellectual life,Politisches Denken,Renaissance,Renaissance France,Romanticism,Romanticism France,Romantisme France,Schriftsteller,Siècle des Lumières France

these Essays Examine The Thought And Works Of A Series Of Writers On Political Thought, Religion, Historiography And Literature, From The 16th Century To The 19th. Throughout, The Author Is Concerned To Situate Individual Thinkers In The Context Of Their Times And, In Many Of The Essays, To Illuminate The Links Between Intellectual Currents In France And England. Particular Topics Include Gallicanism, Neostoicism, The Historical Novel, And Constitutionalism, While The Figures Dealt With Range From Bodin And Hotman In The Renaissance, To Descartes And La Rochefoucauld In The Grand Si Cle And Condorcet And Diderot In The Enlightenment. Less Familiar Figures Include The Oxford Historian, Degory Wheare, And The French Constitutional Theorist, Henrion De Pansey. Among The Topics Treated In The Romantic Era Are Comparisons Between The French And English Revolutions, And The French Obsession With Oliver Cromwell.

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to Augment And Introduce Some Of The Longer Essays, Salmon Has Included Several Shorter Ones To Which He Has Added The Source Notes That , Where They Originally Appeared, Did Not Provide. The 19 Essays Discuss A Variety Of French And English Writers In Political Thought, Historiography, Literature, And Religion From The 16th Century To The 19th. Most Are Well Knownbodin, Descartes, Pascal, Diderot, Voltaire, Balzac, Chateaubriand, Michelet Stendhalbut He Has Also Resurrected A Few Lesser Lightsoxford Historian Degory Wheare And French Judge Henrion De Pansey. An Introduction To The Collection Analyzes The Debate During The First Half Of The 20th Century About The Relationship Between Religion And Economic Context. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)