Montesquieu and England: Enlightened Exchanges, 1689}}}1755 [Hardcover]

Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations, taking a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career.Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations, taking a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career.Introduction: Anglo-French Relations in the Early Enlightenment; Chapter 1 Importing Good Sense: Lettres Persanes (1721); Chapter 2 In Search of Enlightenment: Voyages en Europe (172831); Chapter 3 Reconsidering Rome: Consid?rations Sur Les& Romains (1734); Chapter 4 Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism: Lesprit Des Lois (1748); Chapter 5 Aesthetic Allegiances: Essai Sur Le Go?t (c. 17535); conclusion Conclusion: Spheres of Influence;US? Taylor & Francis 2010