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9780521691864

The Cambridge Companion to Benjamin Franklin

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521691864

  • ISBN10:

    0521691869

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-02-02
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

Comprehensive and accessible, this Companion addresses several well-known themes in the study of Franklin and his writings, while also showing Franklin in conversation with his British and European counterparts in science, philosophy, and social theory. Specially commissioned chapters, written by scholars well-known in their respective fields, examine Franklin's writings and his life with a new sophistication, placing Franklin in his cultural milieu while revealing the complexities of his intellectual, literary, social, and political views. Individual chapters take up several traditional topics, such as Franklin and the American dream, Franklin and capitalism, and Franklin's views of American national character. Other chapters delve into Franklin's library and his philosophical views on morality, religion, science, and the Enlightenment and explore his continuing influence in American culture. This Companion will be essential reading for students and scholars of American literature, history and culture.

Table of Contents

Chronology
Introduction Carla Mulford
Benjamin Franklin's library Kevin J. Hayes
The art of virtue Douglas Anderson
Franklin's satiric vein Paul E. Kerry
Franklin in the Republic of Letters David S. Shields
Benjamin Franklin's natural philosophy Joyce E. Chaplin
Franklin and the Enlightenment Frank Kelleter
Franklin and the question of religion Kerry Walters
The pragmatist in Franklin James Campbell
Franklin on national character and the Great Seal of the United States Lester C. Olson
Protestant ethic or conspicuous consumption?: Benjamin Franklin and the Gilded Age Wilson J. Moses
Benjamin Franklin and the American Dream Nian-Sheng Huang and Carla Mulford
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, then and now Stephen Carl Arch
Guide to further reading
Index
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