Vico's Cultural History: The Production and Transmission of Ideas in Naples, 1685-1750 (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

vico's cultural history: the production and transmission of ideas in naples, 1685-1750 (brill's studies in intellectual history)

Vico's Cultural History: The Production and Transmission of Ideas in Naples, 1685-1750 (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

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A study of the cultural world of Giambattista Vico, one of the most creative social theorists of the eighteenth century. Based on extensive manuscript as well as printed materials, and relying on the methods of book and publishing history, this volume describes Vico's intellectual community. Special attention is paid to the interaction between scholars and Naples' vibrant operatic and artistic community. The first part of the book investigates a controversy concerning an inquisitorial investigation, Neapolitan travel literature, the papers of a scientific academy, and the patronage system for book publication. The second part describes the cultural context of Vico's writings and especially the three editions of The New Science. This work explains the accomplishments that made Naples one of the great cultural centers of the early Enlightenment.

Vico's Cultural History: The Production and Transmission of Ideas in Naples, 1685-1750 (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History),Harold Samuel Stone,Brill Academic Publishers,9004106502,1668-1744,Attitudes,Books and reading,Europe - Italy,History,History - General History,History: World,Influence,Intellectual History,Intellectual life,Intellectuals,Interior Design - General,Italy,Italy - History,Medieval,Naples (Kingdom),Vico, Giambattista,,History of ideas, intellectual history,Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present,Social history,Vico, Giambattista,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800

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