History and the Enlightenment
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Hugh Trevor-Roper
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Arguably the leading British historian of his generation, Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003) is most celebrated and admired as the author of essays. This volume brings together some of the most original and radical writings of his career—many hitherto inaccessible, one never before published, all demonstrating his piercing intellect, urbane wit, and gift for elegant, vivid narrative. This collection focuses on the writing and understanding of history in the eighteenth century and on the great historians and the intellectual context that inspired or provoked their writings. It combines incisive discussion of such figures as Gibbon, Hume, and Carlyle with broad sweeps of analysis and explication. Essays on the Scottish Enlightenment and the Romantic movement are balanced by intimate portraits of lesser-known historians whose significance Trevor-Roper took particular delight in revealing.
Praise for Hugh Trevor-Roper’s The Invention of Scotland
“[An] indispensable book.”—Andrew O’Hagan, New York Review of Books
'Trevor-Roper treats abstruse clues and motives as matters for detection and clarification, and there is never a phrase of self-mystifying jargon. History and the Enlightenment is a rallying cry for those who cherish history. The reading of it left me exultant.' — Richard Davenport-Hines, Literary Review
Publication Date: June 29, 2010
