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Enlightened Pleasures - Eighteenth-Century France and the New Epicureanism (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,477
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Enlightened Pleasures - Eighteenth-Century France and the New Epicureanism (Hardcover): Thomas M. Kavanagh

Enlightened Pleasures - Eighteenth-Century France and the New Epicureanism (Hardcover)

Thomas M. Kavanagh

Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History

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Novelists, artists, and philosophers of the eighteenth century understood pleasure as a virtue--a gift to be shared with one's companion, with a reader, or with the public. In this daring new book, Thomas Kavanagh overturns the prevailing scholarly tradition that views eighteenth-century France primarily as the incubator of the Revolution. Instead, Kavanagh demonstrates how the art and literature of the era put the experience of pleasure at the center of the cultural agenda, leading to advances in both ethics and aesthetics.

Kavanagh shows that pleasure is not necessarily hedonistic or opposed to Enlightenment ideals in general; rather, he argues that the pleasure of individuals is necessary for the welfare of their community.

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Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
Release date: February 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Thomas M. Kavanagh
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-14094-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 0-300-14094-0
Barcode: 9780300140941

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