An original 1785 edition of Three Centuries of Literature: A Portrait of the Spirit of Our Writers, an ambitious literary dictionary surveying major authors from the reign of Francis I through 1774. Arranged as a biographical and critical reference work, it profiles important writers, evaluates their literary achievements, and captures changing tastes, ideas, and intellectual movements across nearly three centuries. Published in Amsterdam by Laporte, this revised and expanded edition offers a fascinating snapshot of how Enlightenment-era scholars judged the great authors who shaped European literature. An especially attractive collectible for readers of literary history, Enlightenment culture, early biography, bibliography, and eighteenth-century books.

Size: 6.5" x 4" x 1"

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