Author : Michael Brown
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674968654
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Irish Enlightenment by : Michael Brown
Download or read book The Irish Enlightenment written by Michael Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland and England produced well-known intellectuals during the Enlightenment, but Ireland’s contribution to this revolution in Western thought has received less attention. Michael Brown shows that Ireland also had its Enlightenment, which for a brief time opened up the possibility of a tolerant society, despite a history of sectarian conflict.