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1 online resource |
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Title Page -- Introduction -- Youth 1703-1723 -- Travel Broadens the Mind -- Paris and Rome 1725-1730 -- Hero of the Battlefield -- The Professional Writer 1735-1740 -- The Court of the Best of all Possible Kings -- Midlife Crisis -- 1748-1756 Battle of the Philosophers -- The Seven Years War -- The Final Decade -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In The Marquis d'Argens: A Philosophical Life Julia Gasper analyzes the life and works of an influential Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Through meticulous research, Gasper provides the only comprehensive list of d'Argens' works and separates the realities of his life from the myths that have built up around him |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Argens, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d', 1704-1771.
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| SUBJECT |
Argens, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d', 1704-1771 fast |
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HISTORY.
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Europe / France.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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Romance Literatures.
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Languages & Literatures.
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French Literature.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780739182345 |
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073918234X |
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130625891X |
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9781306258913 |
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