This analysis surveys the debate on the study of ancient history unfolding in eighteenth-century France in the intellectual circles associated with l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. It sheds light on the movement away from historical skepticism and antiquarianism towards a method that became increasingly hospitable to myth and literary sources and a truly philosophical understanding of history.
Ancient Studies in France on the Eve of the Revolution
Montecalvo
2025-01-01
Abstract
This analysis surveys the debate on the study of ancient history unfolding in eighteenth-century France in the intellectual circles associated with l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. It sheds light on the movement away from historical skepticism and antiquarianism towards a method that became increasingly hospitable to myth and literary sources and a truly philosophical understanding of history.File in questo prodotto:
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