Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History: William Robertson in Germany, 1760-1795

Kontler, L.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-06-05

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349475759

DOI: 10.1057/9781137371720

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 261