The essays in this volume explore how Franklin's political and philosophical thinking was informed, while examining the deep appeal that Franklin has had on generation after generation of Americans.
The essays in this volume explore how Franklin's political and philosophical thinking was informed, while examining the deep appeal that Franklin has had on generation after generation of Americans.
Edited by Paul E. Kerry and Matthew S. Holland - Contributions by Carla Mulford; Simon P. Newman; Jurgen Overhoff; Lorraine Smith Pangle; Jerry Weinberger and Michael Zuckerman
Inhaltsangabe
Contents Acknowledgments Preface Lady Joan Reid Introduction "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ." Paul E. Kerry and Matthew S. Holland Franklin's Masks: A Play upon Possibility Michael Zuckerman Benjamin Franklin Unmasked Jerry Weinberger Early Modern Imperialism, Traditions of Liberalism, and Franklin's Ends of Empire Carla Mulford Benjamin Franklin, the Mysterious "Charles de Weissenstein," and Britain's Failure to Coax Revolutionary Americans Back into the Empire Neil L. York Benjamin Franklin, Student of the Holy Roman Empire: His Summer Journey to Germany in 1766 and His Interest in the Empire's Federal Constitution Jürgen Overhoff Benjamin Franklin and the Leather Apron Men: the Politics of Class in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia Simon P. Newman Recasting Franklin as Printer: A Note on Recent Historiography Doug Thomas Benjamin Franklin, Richard Price, and the Division of Sacred and Secular in the Age of Revolutions Benjamin E. Park Ben Franklin and Socrates Lorraine Smith Pangle From Weimar, with Love: Benjamin Franklin's Influence on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Self-Fashioning Paul E. Kerry Afterword Benjamin Franklin's Material Presence in a Digital Age and Popular Culture World Roy E. Goodman List of Contributors Index
Contents Acknowledgments Preface Lady Joan Reid Introduction "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ." Paul E. Kerry and Matthew S. Holland Franklin's Masks: A Play upon Possibility Michael Zuckerman Benjamin Franklin Unmasked Jerry Weinberger Early Modern Imperialism, Traditions of Liberalism, and Franklin's Ends of Empire Carla Mulford Benjamin Franklin, the Mysterious "Charles de Weissenstein," and Britain's Failure to Coax Revolutionary Americans Back into the Empire Neil L. York Benjamin Franklin, Student of the Holy Roman Empire: His Summer Journey to Germany in 1766 and His Interest in the Empire's Federal Constitution Jürgen Overhoff Benjamin Franklin and the Leather Apron Men: the Politics of Class in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia Simon P. Newman Recasting Franklin as Printer: A Note on Recent Historiography Doug Thomas Benjamin Franklin, Richard Price, and the Division of Sacred and Secular in the Age of Revolutions Benjamin E. Park Ben Franklin and Socrates Lorraine Smith Pangle From Weimar, with Love: Benjamin Franklin's Influence on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Self-Fashioning Paul E. Kerry Afterword Benjamin Franklin's Material Presence in a Digital Age and Popular Culture World Roy E. Goodman List of Contributors Index
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