Impolite Learning: Conduct and Community in the Republic of Letters, 1680-1750

In this original and stimulating book, Anne Goldgar examines the everyday interactions and values that underpinned the Republic of Letters-an informal social and cultural community of scholars throughout Europe who, during the period immediately preceding the Enlightenment, traveled to meet each other, exchanged letters, contributed to scholarly journals, and helped with the publication of other scholars` work.