The unfinished Enlightenment description in the age of the encyclopedia

The unfinished Enlightenment : description in the age of the encyclopedia / Joanna Stalnaker.

Author/creator	Stalnaker, Joanna
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
Description	xvi, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	French literature--18th century --History and criticism. Description (Rhetoric)--History --18th century. Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French--History and criticism. Natural history--France --History --18th century. Enlightenment--France. France--Intellectual life --18th century.

Contents	Buffon and Daubenton's two horses -- Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's strawberry plant -- Diderot's word machine -- Delille's little encyclopedia -- Mercier's unframed Paris -- Description in revolution -- Conclusion : virtual encyclopedias.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-231) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009036987
ISBN	9780801448645 (cloth : alk. paper)

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