Autobiography and Other Writings

Benjamin Franklin`s writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin`s achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard`s Almanack to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime he knew prominence not only in America but in Britain and France as well. This volume includes Franklin`s reflections on such diverse questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women. Nearly sixty years separate the earliest writings from the latest, an interval during which Franklin was continually balancing between the puritan values of his upbringing and the modern American world to which his career served as prologue. This edition provides a new text of the Autobiography, established with close reference to Franklin`s original manuscript. It also includes a new transcription of the 1726 journal, and several pieces which have recently been identified as Franklin`s own work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World`s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford`s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Дополнительные сведения:

Артикул: 1906605

Артикул: 310399

ISBN: 9780199554904

Тираж издания: 1500

Основное заглавие: Autobiography and Other Writings

Сведения, относящиеся к заглавию: Autobiography Other Writings

Место издания: UK

Издатель: Oxford

Дата издания: 2008

Объем издания (количество страниц): 400

Высота, см.: 19

Ширина, см: 13

Сопроводительный материал: в обл.

Индекс УДК: 821,111

Вес в граммах: 280