◇英文原版书 Franklin of Philadelphia 富兰克林传 Esmond Wright
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作者Esmond
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ISBN9780674318106
出版时间1986-01
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Franklin of Philadelphia (Belknap Press S) by Esmond Wright (Author) Series: Belknap Press SPaperback: 442 pages Publisher: Belknap Press (1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 0674318102 ISBN-13: 978-0674318106 Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches The most original and most delightful of the Founding Fathers， Benjamin Franklin was publisher and printer， essayist and author， businessman and "general，" scientist and philologist， politician and diplomat， moralist and sage--and a thoroughly rational patriot who was a major force in winning his country's independence and securing its life in the Constitution. Born poor in Cotton Mather's Boston， he was soon at ease in Quaker Philadelphia， and later in royal London， and in elegant Paris. Born with no advantages， he died wealthy and esteemed. He was the quintessential American， almost totally free of the limits of his environment， ready to accept any challenge， to speculate， experiment， and question. Esmond Wright， the distinguished English scholar of America， sees Franklin as an Old England Man and a reluctant revolutionary; civilized， urbane， devious， and on occasion just a little unscrupulous. For， despite his charm and genius， Franklin was not admired by everybody. His contemporary John Adams thought little of his political abilities， and the Federalist pamphleteer William Cobbett called him a "crafty and lecherous old hypocrite." In the next century， Mark Twain， Hawthorne， and Melville did not value him; still later， D. H. Lawrence despised the middle-class morality he promoted. Many today deplore his lack of interest in the arts or metaphysics， his lack of passionate commitment， his opportunism， his occasional coarseness. Yet his success in business， his many-faceted public career， his ingenious inventions and world-renowned scientific genius， his splendid prose style， his worldly wisdom， and the attractive personality that shines through his remarks and writings， made Benjamin Franklin the "new man" of the eighteenth-century dream and also vastly appealing to the modern temper. Wright's new biography presents a fully rounded portrait of this remarkable man for all ages. This first comprehensive biography of Franklin in fifty years has taken advantage of Yale's massive edition-in-progress of Franklin's papers and of the many specialized studies inspired by the correspondence. Franklin of Philadelphia， designed for the general reader， is also a work for scholars， for the author appends a thorough analysis of other interpretations of Franklin's career and personality. From Publishers WeeklyWright's life of Benjamin Franklin is authoritative， readable and filled with a contagious fascination with the philosopher， reformer， publisher， scientist， politician and statesman deemed the greatest American of his time. Drawing on the Franklin papers at Yale， Wright， a professor at London University， examines the many， often self-contradictory aspects of this "child of Boston， of Puritanism， and of the Enlightenment" as he progressed， in free-spirit fashion， from successful businessman， to celebrated Anglo-American， to organizer of a revolution. Balanced and thorough， the book portrays Franklin， "the most modern-minded" of the Founding Fathers， as a cool， charming， stylish， inquisitive figure， who "became the parts he played" but held back enough to remain a bit elusive even now. This is a biography that will delight anyone interested in Franklin. Photos not seen by PW.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library JournalThis important biography， by a distinguished British scholar， is the first full treatment of Franklin's life since Carl Van Doren's (1938). Wright presents a wholly human and understandable Franklin， concentrating on the evolution of his political thought and actions (e.g.， as a "reluctant rebel")， and detailing his contributions as the "true architect" of America's alliance with France (1778) and the "major engineer" of the peace settlement with Britain (1783). Wright is quite effective in placing Franklin in the context of his times and reconciling the public and private Franklin for modern readers. Enlivened by judicious quotations and fine illustrations， this biography deserves wide public and scholarly attention. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries. Roy H. Try on， Delaware State Archives， DoverCopyright 1986 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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