Thomas M. Kavanagh argues that Enlightenment culture and its tensions, contradictions, and achievements flow from a subversive attention to the present as present, freed from the weight of past and future.
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Thomas M. Kavanagh argues that Enlightenment culture and its tensions, contradictions, and achievements flow from a subversive attention to the present as present, freed from the weight of past and future.
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Fine in fine jacket. Black & white illustrations. viii, 294 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1996). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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VG/VG-(light wear to dust jacket) Burgundy cloth boards with silver spine lettering; black dust jacket, color illustrated and white lettering; viii, 294 pp, bw illustrations. Contents include: 1. Versions of the Moment--2. Lahontan and the Moment Between Cultures--3. Diderot and the Epicurean Moment--4. Graffigny's Epiphany of the Moment--5. Rousseau's Moment Beyond History--6. Casanova and the Moment of Chance--7. Roger de Piles and the Moment's Glance--8. Du Bos, Poussin, and the Force of the Moment--9. Watteau's Incarnate Moment--10. Chardin and the Moment Beyond Nature--11. Boucher, Fragonard, and the Seductions of the Moment--12. Greuze and the Moment Foreclosed.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Critical Authors and Issues. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Critical Authors and Issues. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Critical Authors and Issues. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.