The Wreckage of Intentions : Projects in British Culture, 1660-1730

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Britain saw the proposal of so many endeavors called "projects"—a catchphrase for the daring, sometimes dangerous practice of shaping the future—that Daniel Defoe dubbed his era a "Projecting Age." These ideas spanned a wide variety of...
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Alff, David [verfasserIn]

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E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press ; 2017

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Schlagwörter:

English literature, History and criticism, 17th century

English literature, History and criticism, 18th century

Industrial development projects, History, 17th century, England

Industrial development projects, History, 18th century, England

Scientific literature, History, 17th century, England

Scientific literature, History, 18th century, England

Cultural Studies.

European History.

History.

Literature.

World History.

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

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1 Online-Ressource ; 3 illus.

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

Reihe:

Alembics: Penn Studies in Literature and Science

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ISBN:

978-0-8122-9445-3

DOI / URN:

10.9783/9780812294453

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1066743347

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