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David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… Hume as a sociable philosopher, in theory and in practice ̶ he belonged to diverse clubs and societies in Scotland and London, then at Hume’s participation in the Republic of Letters, and finally at philosophy as the practice of … and a central philosopher (Hume wrote in France, worked in France, belonged, for a while, to the world of letters in London). The reception of his works testifies to this ambivalence: until the end of his life, he lamented the lack of … such distinction, as even to excite a murmur among the zealots.’ 1 1 . The Life of David Hume, esq. Written by Himself (London, 1777), p. 8-9. The role he played in the definition of the Scottish Enlightenment invites further consideration …
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Stéphanie-Félicité de Genlis [ Aristocracy ]
… franc-maçon, le duc de Chartres (1747-1793), dont elle est un temps la maîtresse, séjourne régulièrement dans son hôtel londonien de Portland Place et fréquente le prince de Galles. Loin de se réduire à une liaison éphémère, la complicité … tels Mme Canning ou lord Bristol qui l’avait amicalement accueillie lors de son second séjour Outre-Manche. 19 . France (London: Colburn, 1817), vol. 2. 20 . ‘Lettre à M. Sneyd du 19/03/1803’, Maria Edgeworth in France and Switzerland, ed. C. … University Press, 2021). Yim, Denise, A Genlis Education and Enlightenment Values: Mrs Chinnery and her Children (London: Routledge, 2022). Zanone, Damien, Ecrire son temps. Les mémoires en France de 1815 à 1848 (Lyon : Presses …
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William Blake [ Art and Literature ]
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Germaine de Staël [ Aristocracy / Art and Literature ]
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