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Great Expectations: Futurity in the Long Eighteenth Century - Britannia New edition
Great Expectations: Futurity in the Long Eighteenth Century - Britannia
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.
303 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 6, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9783631620076 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang AG |
| Pages | 303 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 156 × 22 mm · 508 g |
| Language | French |
| Editor | Hansen, Mascha |
| Editor | Klein, Jurgen |