Cincinnatus : George Washington and the Enlightenment / Garry Wills.
Publication details: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1984.Description: xxvi, 272 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0385175620
- 9780385175623
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George 1732-1799
- Washington, George
- Washington, George
- Enlightenment -- United States
- Heroes -- United States
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865
- Enlightenment
- Heroes
- Intellectual life
- United States
- Aufklärung
- Politisches Denken
- 1783-1865
- 973.4/1/0924 19
- E312.62 .W54 1984
- HS 5405
- NO 2612
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) | E 312.62 .W54 1984 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5881 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
Introduction -- Part One. The resignation : Secular charisma -- From Newburgh to Annaplois -- Dictator -- Weems and Cincinnatus -- Weems and the cherry tree -- Greenough and Pheidias -- Part Two. The farewell : Opinion -- Nonalignment -- Character -- fame -- Role -- Part Three. Constitution : Founder -- Lawgiver -- Sacrifice -- Head and heart -- The rounded image.
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