Rowan Boyson

Poetic Enlightenment Poetry and Human Science, 1650–1820 - 1 - Oxford Routledge 20151006 - 224 p

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.

9781317319665

Taylor & Francis GBP 56.99 BB