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| Read this introduction to the Age of Enlightenment. | ||
| http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/milestones/990602.motm.enlightenment.html | ||
( http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/milestones/990602.motm.enlightenment.html ) | ||
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| For a more detailed history of these ideas, read about the European Enlightenment. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/ENLIGHT/ENLIGHT.HTM | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/ENLIGHT/ENLIGHT.HTM ) | ||
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| Steven Kreis presents a lecture about "The Triumph of Science in the Enlightenment." | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture9a.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture9a.html ) | ||
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| Read about "Women from the Renaissance to Enlightenment." | ||
| http://www.ivcc.edu/gen2002/Women_from_the_Renaissance.htm | ||
( http://www.ivcc.edu/gen2002/Women_from_the_Renaissance.htm ) | ||
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| Discover Catherine the Great of Russia. | ||
| http://nevermore.tripod.com/CGREAT.HTM | ||
( http://nevermore.tripod.com/CGREAT.HTM ) | ||
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| Creating French Culture's "The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy" | ||
| http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html | ||
( http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html ) | ||
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| 18th Century Literature & PhilosophyPeruse this index of 18th century e-texts. | ||
| http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/etext.html | ||
( http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/etext.html ) | ||
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| Discover the neoclassic literature of Jonathan Swift. | ||
| http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/ | ||
( http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/ ) | ||
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| Read about Alexander Pope and his contributions to neoclassical poetry. | ||
| http://www.island-of-freedom.com/POPE.HTM | ||
( http://www.island-of-freedom.com/POPE.HTM ) | ||
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| Read about the philosophy of the Enlightenment. | ||
| http://www.ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/empvsrat.html | ||
( http://www.ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/empvsrat.html ) | ||
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| Learn about the economic philosophies of free-market thinker Adam Smith. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_smith | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_smith ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Voltaire. | ||
| http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95nov/voltaire.html | ||
( http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95nov/voltaire.html ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. | ||
| http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/kant.htm | ||
( http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/kant.htm ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Diderot. | ||
| http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/diderot.htm | ||
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/diderot.htm ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Hume. | ||
| http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm | ||
( http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Rousseau. | ||
| http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/rous.htm | ||
( http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/rous.htm ) | ||
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| Review the philosophy of Wollstonecraft. | ||
| http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/woll.htm | ||
( http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/woll.htm ) | ||
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| Find out more about Mary Wollstonecraft. | ||
| http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/marywollstonecraft.html | ||
( http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/marywollstonecraft.html ) | ||
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| Read this summary of Diderot et al.'s Encyclopedie. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedie | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedie ) | ||
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| BBC 4 presents a radio discussion on the legacy of the Encyclopedie. | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20061026.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20061026.shtml ) | ||
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| Read about the Physiocrats. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiocrats | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiocrats ) | ||
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| 18th Century Style, Art, & ArchitectureArt History Resources on the Web presents the 18th Century. | ||
| http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTH18thcentury.html | ||
( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTH18thcentury.html ) | ||
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| The Victoria & Albert Museums present rococo style. | ||
| http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style04a/index.html | ||
( http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style04a/index.html ) | ||
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| Tara Maginnis presents rococo style. | ||
| http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18THSTYL.HTM | ||
( http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18THSTYL.HTM ) | ||
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| The life and art of Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun. | ||
| http://www.batguano.com/vigee.html | ||
( http://www.batguano.com/vigee.html ) | ||
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| Vigée-Lebrun's memoirs are available here. | ||
| http://www.batguano.com/vlblsmemoirs.html | ||
( http://www.batguano.com/vlblsmemoirs.html ) | ||
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| See this introduction to neoclassicism. | ||
| http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/neocl.html | ||
( http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/neocl.html ) | ||
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| Read about neoclassicism at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism ) | ||
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| Review this extended introduction to neoclassicism. | ||
| http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv3-46 | ||
( http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv3-46 ) | ||
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| The Victoria & Albert Museums present neoclassicism. | ||
| http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style05a/index.html | ||
( http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style05a/index.html ) | ||
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| Peruse various neoclassical artists at the Artcyclopedia. | ||
| http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/neoclassicism.html | ||
( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/neoclassicism.html ) | ||
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| Visit these examples of neoclassical art. | ||
| http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/n/neoclassicism.html | ||
( http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/n/neoclassicism.html ) | ||
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| View the Art of the Enlightenment by selecting the artists' names to view their works. | ||
| http://mistral.culture.fr/cgi-bin/liste-chronologique-eng | ||
( http://mistral.culture.fr/cgi-bin/liste-chronologique-eng ) | ||
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| View the Russian art of the neoclassical period. | ||
| http://www.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/18intro.html | ||
( http://www.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/18intro.html ) | ||
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| Find out more about William Hogarth. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hogarth | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hogarth ) | ||
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| Explore this site on William Hogarth and 18th-century print culture. | ||
| http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec/hogarth/main.html | ||
( http://www.library.northwestern.edu/spec/hogarth/main.html ) | ||
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| Read this introduction to neoclassical architecture at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture ) | ||
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| Discover the neoclassical Alexander Palace at Tskarskoe Selo. | ||
| http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/ | ||
( http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/ ) | ||
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| Visit the Rococo Catherine and Neoclassical Alexander Palaces at Tsarskoe Selo. | ||
| http://www.alexanderpalace.com/2006tsarskoe/ | ||
( http://www.alexanderpalace.com/2006tsarskoe/ ) | ||
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| See these examples of neoclassical American architecture. | ||
| http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/neoclassic.html | ||
( http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/neoclassic.html ) | ||
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| Visit the Thomas Jefferson Collection at the Library of Congress | ||
| http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/ | ||
( http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/ ) | ||
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| View 18th century architecture in these digital images. | ||
| http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/index3.html#18 | ||
( http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/index3.html#18 ) | ||
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| Explore 18th century fashion at Tara Maginnis' Costumer's Manifesto. | ||
| http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18thlinks.htm | ||
( http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18thlinks.htm ) | ||
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| Classical MusicExplore the Mozart Project to find out about the life and times of Mozart. | ||
| http://www.mozartproject.org/ | ||
( http://www.mozartproject.org/ ) | ||
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| Listen to these symphonies of Mozart in midi files. | ||
| http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart_symphonies.html | ||
( http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart_symphonies.html ) | ||
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| Hear these Piano Concerti by Mozart in midi files. | ||
| http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart_piano_concerti.html | ||
( http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart_piano_concerti.html ) | ||
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| Browse through these Mozart midi files. | ||
| http://www.classicalmusicmidipage.com/music/?composer=12 | ||
( http://www.classicalmusicmidipage.com/music/?composer=12 ) | ||
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