Enlightenment as social criticism, the: iosipos moisiodax and greek culture in the eighteenth century
Auteur :
Kitromilides, Paschalis M.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691602844
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In eighteenth-century Greek culture, Iosipos Moisiodax (c.1725-1800) was a controversial figure, whose daring pronouncements in favor of cultural change embroiled him in ideological conflicts and made him a target of persecution. The first intellectual in Southeastern Europe to voice the ideas of the Enlightenment in public and without qualificatio