Title: The seventeenth century background
First published: 1934
Description: Cambridge Professor Basil Willey wrote this volume as a companion to his preceding work on the Seventeenth Century Background. Whereas the 17th C. key word was "Truth," he maintains the 18th C key word was "Nature." Organized in 12 chapters including "The Wisdom of God in the Creation, Cosmic Toryism, Natural Morality--Shaftesbury, Nature in Satire, Jos. Priestley and the Socinian Moonlight, and Nature in Wordsworth.
Subjects: Theology, Doctrinal, History, Histoire, Théologie dogmatique, Pensée religieuse, Seventeenth century, Philosophy, Modern, History and criticism, Poésie anglaise, Histoire et critique, Religious thought, Philosophie moderne, Great Britain, English poetry, Doctrinal Theology, Literatura Inglesa, Modern Philosophy, Early modern, Poetry as Topic, Religion, Philosophy, World history, Great britain, intellectual life, English Philosophy, Religion and literature, Poetry
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700