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Patrons of enlightenment / Edward G. Andrew.

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Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Andrew, Edward, 1941- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Subjects:	Authors and patrons > Europe > History > 18th century. Philosophers > Europe > History > 18th century. Enlightenment. Authors and patrons. Philosophers. Europe. History.

Table of Contents:

Patronage of philosophy
Enlightenment and print culture
Seneca in the age of Frederick and Catherine
Patronage and the modes of liberal tolerance : Bayle, Care, and Locke
Voltaire and his female protectors
Scottish universities and their patrons : Argyll, Bute, and Dundas
Independence in theory and practice : d'Alembert and Rousseau
Samuel Johnson and the question of enlightenment in England
Irish antagonists : Burke and Shelburne.