Translations, Histories, Enlightenments
William Robertson in Germany, 1760-1795
Nonfiction, History, British, Modern
| Author: | L. Kontler | ISBN: | 9781137371720 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | L. Kontler |
| ISBN: | 9781137371720 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | June 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Historian and minister William Robertson was a central Scottish Enlightenment figure whose influence reached well beyond the boundaries of the British Isles. In this reception study of Robertson's work, Laszlo Kontler shows how the reception of Robertson's major histories in Germany tests the limits of intellectual transfer through translation.
Historian and minister William Robertson was a central Scottish Enlightenment figure whose influence reached well beyond the boundaries of the British Isles. In this reception study of Robertson's work, Laszlo Kontler shows how the reception of Robertson's major histories in Germany tests the limits of intellectual transfer through translation.
