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The French Enlightenment in America
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The French Enlightenment in America offers an overview of French American cultural relations during the French Enlightenment. The essays in this volume explore the literary presence of French authors in America between 1760 and 1800 and the reception of their writings by the Founding Fathers and other Americans. These essays explore such topics as the Founding Fathers’ knowledge of French, the philosophes, Voltaire in the South, and more.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half-Title Page
  2. p. i
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  1. Blank Page
  2. p. ii
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Copyright
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  1. Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Foreword to the Reissue
  2. Maurizio Valsania
  3. pp. ix-xiv
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xv-xviii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-5
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  1. 1. The Enlightenment
  2. pp. 6-11
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  1. 2. The World of the Founding Fathers and France
  2. pp. 12-28
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  1. 3. The Fathers’ Knowledge of French
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  1. 4. French Literature
  2. pp. 49-67
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  1. 5. Buffon
  2. pp. 68-75
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  1. 6. The Philosophes
  2. pp. 76-85
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  1. 7. Montesquieu and the American Constitution
  2. pp. 86-98
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  1. 8. Voltaire in the South
  2. pp. 99-107
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  1. 9. Diderot, D’Alembert, and the Encyclopedia
  2. pp. 108-120
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  1. 10. A Citizen of New-Heaven: The Marquis de Condorcet
  2. pp. 121-129
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  1. 11. French Deism, Empiricism, Ideology, and Physiocracy
  2. pp. 130-141
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  1. Conclusion
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  1. Notes
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  1. Index
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