John Morley

Diderot And The Encyclopaedists (Vol 1)

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Produktbeschreibung

A hook: A window into the birth of modern thought, refracted through a dazzling network of minds. A gateway to the eighteenth century that still speaks with urgency. John Morley's Diderot And The Encyclopaedists (Vol 1) offers a masterful blend of biographical criticism and historical essay, presenting a complete edition that traces how Paris and Europe in the age of enlightenment formed the great encyclopaedia project. It foregrounds Diderot alongside his contemporaries, revealing a vibrant dialogue about knowledge, authority, and the shape of a rational culture. The work is at once scholarly and deeply human, weaving intellectual history with the texture of lived ideas and debates that still illuminate university libraries, postgraduate studies, and curious readers alike. Its significance rests in how Morley frames ideas as collective endeavour: the push and pull of progress, criticism, and collaboration that defined eighteenth century europe. The narrative appeals to casual readers with clear, inspiring prose, while offering rich material for serious study for academic researchers and students of the period. This edition is not merely a reprint; it has been restored for today and future generations, a faithful bridge to the past that invites new readers to revisit the great act of gathering and organising human knowledge. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9789354848858
• ISBN-10: 9354848850
• Artikelnr.: 62419931

Autorenporträt

JOHN MORLEY Born on December 24, 1838, John Morley was the 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, OM, PC, FRS, FBA. He died on September 23, 1923, and was a British Liberal politician, author, and newspaper editor. He started out as a reporter in the North of England and then became editor of the newly liberal Pall Mall Gazette from 1880 to 1883. In 1883, he was chosen as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP). In 1886, 1892, and 1895, he was Chief Secretary for Ireland. From 1905 to 1910 and again in 1911, he was Secretary of State for India. From 1910 to 1914, he was Lord President of the Council. Morley was a well-known political analyst and wrote a biography of William Gladstone, who was his hero. His works and "reputation as the last of the great nineteenth-century Liberals" made Morley famous. He was against the Second Boer War and empire. He believed that Ireland should have Home Rule. He quit the government in August 1914 because he didn't want Britain to join the First World War as a Russian friend.