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Title The Cambridge companion to Benjamin Franklin / edited by Carla Mulford.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.32 F831MU    Check Shelf
Description xxii, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Cambridge companions to American studies
Cambridge companions to American studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-176) and index.
Contents List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Method of citation -- Chronology of Franklin's life / Compiled by Rochelle Raineri Zuck -- Introduction / Carla Mulford -- 1: Benjamin Franklin's library / Kevin J Hayes -- 2: Art of virtue / Douglas Anderson -- 3: Franklin's satiric vein / Paul E Kerry -- 4: Franklin in the republic of letters / David S Shields -- 5: Benjamin Franklin's natural philosophy / Joyce E Chaplin -- 6: Franklin and the Enlightenment / Frank Kelleter -- 7: Franklin and the question of religion / Kerry Walters -- 8: Pragmatist in Franklin / James Campbell -- 9: Franklin on national character and the Great Seal of the United States / Lester C Olson -- 10: Protestant ethic or conspicuous consumption? : Benjamin Franklin and the Gilded Age / Wilson J Moses -- 11: Benjamin Franklin and the American dream / Nian-Sheng Huang and Carla Mulford -- 12: Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, then and now / Stephen Carl Arch -- Further reading -- Index.
Summary From the Publisher: 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.
Subject Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Political and social views.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Knowledge and learning.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Influence.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Franklin, Benjamin.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (OCoLC)fst00034115
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
Learning and scholarship. (OCoLC)fst00994857
Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
Scientists. (OCoLC)fst01108895
Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1700 - 1799
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Added Author Mulford, Carla, 1955-
Added Title Companion to Benjamin Franklin
ISBN 9780521871341 (hardback)
0521871344 (hardback)
9780521691864 (paperback)
0521691869 (paperback)
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