'Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas' by Luis Ramos has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. In this blog post, Ramos reflects on his research and explains how the book uncovers the transformative role that eighteenth-century Mexican Jesuits played in reshaping European intellectual life.
Oxford University Voltaire – Free Trials Now Available
Alison Oliver and Gillian Pink from the Voltaire Foundation discuss Oxford University Voltaire – a groundbreaking new digital edition of the Complete Works of Voltaire.
The making and remaking of the Enlightenment
This blog post revisits 'Cultural Transmission and the French Enlightenment', recently published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. The editors offer fresh reflections on the essays in the volume and consider their relevance to the current political and cultural climate.
Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment at 70: Celebrating the legacy and future of the series
This blog post celebrates a major milestone: the 70th anniversary of the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. In this commemorative post, series editor Gregory Brown reflects on the enduring legacy of the series.
The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection: A major step in the digital enlightenment
Besterman’s vision for Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century In a report written on January 20, 1950 to his newly formed “International Advisory Committee,” Theodore Besterman noted that his “search for Voltaire correspondence had brought to light other manuscript material;” he envisioned publishing “many by-products” with the hope that his efforts on the correspondence … Continue reading
