The correspondence of James Beattie /
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Author / Creator: | Beattie, James, 1735-1803. |
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Imprint: | [Bristol, England] : Thoemmes Continuum, [2004] |
Description: | 4 v. : port. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5622684 |
Summary: | James Beattie (1735-1803) was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a popular philosophical opponent of David Hume, and through his famous poem, The Minstrel , he had a lasting influence on Wordsworth and the Romantics. Beattie lived among the great literati of the time, and his wide correspondence provides a treasure trove of information about his contemporaries. |
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Physical Description: | 4 v. : port. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 1843710560 |