Transforming the republic of letters : Pierre-Daniel Huet and European intellectual life, 1650-1720 / April G. Shelford.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Shelford, April.

Series:

• Changing perspectives on early modern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Huet, Pierre-Daniel, 1630-1721.
• Europe--Intellectual life--17th century.
• Europe.
• Intellectual life.
• Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.

Physical Description:

xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.

Summary:

A multi-faceted study of intellectual transformation in early modern Europe as seen through the eyes of a leading French scholar and cleric, Pierre-Daniel Huet (1630-1721).

Contents:

• Chapter 1 The Road to Parnassus, 1648-61 13
• Chapter 2 The Lives of Poems, 1653-63 45
• Chapter 3 The Empire of Women, 1651-89 77
• Chapter 4 The Gate of Ivory, 1646-90 114
• Chapter 5 Defending Parnassus, 1666-92 144
• Conclusion: A Dialogue with the Future 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.

ISBN:

• 9781580462433
• 158046243X

OCLC:

82367991