Title: Montesquieu and England
Description: "Gonthier sets Montesquieu's work in the context of early eighteenth-century Anglo-French relations. She takes a comparative approach to show how Montesquieu's engagement with English thought and writing persisted throughout his writing career. He was particularly influenced by the social and political theories of Hobbes and Locke, the writings of the Earl of Shaftesbury, Francis Hutcheson, and essays that appeared in Addison and Steele's Spectator and Bolingbroke's Craftsman. Gonthier argues that Montesquieu's work is a site of intellectual and cultural exchange between England and France during the early Enlightenment."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: French literature, Enlightenment, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, English influences, Contemporaries, Montesquieu, charles de secondat, baron de, 1689-1755, French literature, history and criticism, 18th century, Littérature française, Histoire et critique, Siècle des Lumières, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, French
Places: France
People: Charles de Secondat Montesquieu baron de (1689-1755)
Time periods: 18th century