Tropes of Enlightenment in the Age of Bolivar: Simon Rodriguez and the American Essay at Revolution

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Tropes of Enlightenment in the Age of Bolívar  Simón Rodríguez and the American Essay at Revolution Ronald Briggs vanderbilt university press nashville © 2010 by Vanderbilt University Press Nashville,Tennessee 37235 All rights reserved First Edition 2010 This book is printed on acid-free paper made from 30% post-consumer recycled content. Manufactured in the United States of America Frontispiece and cover illustration: Portrait of Simón Rodríguez attributed to Juan Agustín Guerrero. Museo y Templete de los Héroes Nacionales, Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro (Quito, Ecuador). Design: Dariel Mayer Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Briggs, Ronald, 1975– Tropes of enlightenment in the age of Bolívar : Simón Rodríguez and the American essay at Revolution / Ronald Briggs. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8265-1693-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Rodríguez, Simón, 1769–1854—Philosophy. 2. Rodríguez, Simón, 1769–1854—Literary style. 3. Latin America—History—Philosophy. I. Title. F2235.5.R6B75 2010 987’.04092—dc22 2009024881 For Liz ...