Great expectations: futurity in the long eighteenth century
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631620076
Date de publication :
6 sept. 2012
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
What did eighteenth-century men and women think about when they contemplated the future? What was hidden in dark bosom of futurity, as Richardson's Pamela calls it? In this book, essays addresses predictions and prophecies - astrological and also political ones, utopian models, theological concepts like predestination, progress in sciences.