Trevor-Roper, H. R. 1914-2003,

History and the Enlightenment /Hugh Trevor-Roper ; [edited by John Robertson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 314 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The historical philosophy of the Enlightenment -- The Scottish Enlightenment -- Pietro Giannone and Great Britain -- Dimitrie Cantemir's Ottoman history and its reception in England -- From deism to history: Conyers Middleton -- David Hume, historian -- The idea of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire -- Gibbon and the publication of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire 1776-1976 -- Gibbon's last project -- The romantic movement and the study of history -- Lord Macaulay: the history of England -- Thomas Carlyle's historical philosophy -- Jacob Burckhardt.



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Historiography.
Enlightenment--Influence.
History--Philosophy.
Historians.
Enlightenment--Influence.
Historians.
Historiography.
History--Philosophy.


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