The Enlightenment: An Interpretation

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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical study
academicDiscipline European studies
history
philosophy
analyzes culture of the Enlightenment
ideas of the Enlightenment
leading figures of the Enlightenment
author Peter Gay
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs landmark study of the Enlightenment
focusesOn Enlightenment culture
Enlightenment philosophy
European Enlightenment
leading Enlightenment figures
genre cultural history
intellectual history
hasPart Volume 1
Volume 2
influencedBy earlier Enlightenment scholarship
language English
mainSubject 18th-century European history
Enlightenment
history of ideas
notableFor comprehensive analysis of Enlightenment thought
interpretation of Enlightenment as a modernizing movement
numberOfVolumes 2
publicationPeriod 20th century
targetAudience general readers interested in history
scholars
students
usedIn courses on intellectual history
university courses on Enlightenment

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Peter Gay
Peter Gay
Peter Gay ("The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom")
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The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism
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