The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual skepticism to traditional beliefs and dogmas, denotes an "illumined" contrast to the supposed dark and superstitious character of the Middle Ages.

more defined formal structures that allowed for a more natural flow of expression suitable to the Age of Enlightenment.

The contributions of Newton, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu ... I Kramnik (Ed), The Portable Enlightenment Reader (1995); S Eliot & B Stern (Eds), The Age of Enlightenment (2 vols, 1979). Exam (70%, ...

The Voltaire Foundation (University of Oxford) and Liverpool University Press have agreed a strategic publishing partnership from 2018. This includes the development of Oxford University Studies in ...