Poetic Enlightenment Poetry and Human Science, 1650–1820

By:

Rowan Boyson

Language: English Publication details: Oxford Routledge 20151006Edition: 1Description: 224 pISBN:

9781317319658

Summary: The essays in this edited collection look at the role of poetry in the development of Enlightenment ideas. As scholarly disciplines began to emerge – anthropology, linguistics, psychology – the ancient art of poetry was invoked to create new ways of defining and expanding this philosophy of human science.

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The essays in this edited collection look at the role of poetry in the development of Enlightenment ideas. As scholarly disciplines began to emerge – anthropology, linguistics, psychology – the ancient art of poetry was invoked to create new ways of defining and expanding this philosophy of human science.

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