Lecture : Enlightenment Literature (Mid 17th-18th Century)
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The period between mid 17th century and the french revolution in 1789. It was shaped by figures like john locke, voltaire, rousseau, david hume, and adam smith who produced influential works and had their ideas adopted by some of the founders of the united states. Philosophes, a group of parisian deist thinkers, praised individualism, intellect, and the methodic observation of the world, over emotions and the blind acceptance of religion. The character was tutored as a unique individual with talents and innate intelligence: nathan the wise is a tragedy written by g. lessing about his jewish friend"s story. The story is set in jerusalem during the third crusade. It tells the story of a wise jewish man named. Nathan who raised his daughter to be spiritual but without reference to any religion. Recha grows up to find out her real religious background, which turns out to be diverse.
