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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New on the blog | Avi Lifschitz and Martin Urmann explore how eighteenth-century essay competitions paved the way for one of the pillars of modern academia, the blind peer review, alongside the issues of the practice, which on the surface seemed egalitarian. Read more here: bit.ly/18thCEssays

A promotional banner graphic for the book Essay competitions in the long eighteenth century, edited by Avi Lifschitz and Martin Urmann. The graphic features the book cover on the right, the background is an eighteenth century pencil illustration, and white text on a blue banner reads 'The first book to provide a preliminary overview of the essay competition phenomenon in Enlightenment Europe.' The logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment and the Voltaire Foundation are placed across the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NEW | Brissot and books by Robert Darnton is available now! By close study of the relations between a French author and a Swiss publisher, this book gives an inside view of how French books were produced and distributed in the literary underground. Discover more here ⬇️ bit.ly/BrissotandBo...

Promotional book cover for Robert Darnton's Brissot and Books: Author‑publisher relations in the age of Enlightenment, overlaying a quote about how books were produced and distributed in the literary underground of prerevolutionary France against a historical street scene.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New in Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment | Republicanism in France after the Revolution by Adam Lebovitz is available now. Find out more and purchase directly for 20% off RRP here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... #c18studies #skystorians #academicsky

Book cover and historical engraved crowd scene used as a promotional graphic for Adam Lebovitz’s Republicanism in France after the Revolution, with a blue banner noting analysis of a new text emulating Thomas Paine’s style.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Available now | Constructions of femininity in the Spanish Enlightenment by Mónica Bolufer Peruga, translated by Elizabeth Lewis, is publishing today! Discover more and purchase directly for 20% off RRP here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... #c18studies #academicsky

Promotional graphic announcing a new English translation, Constructions of Femininity in the Spanish Enlightenment by Mónica Bolufer Peruga (translated by Elizabeth Franklin Lewis), showing the book cover with a gray historical sketch of a woman, blue title bands, and publisher logos.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New in July | 'The publication of Bayle and the origins of Hume's philosophy' edited by Jacopo Agnesina, Antony McKenna, and Gianluca Mori. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/OSEJuly26 #c18 #academicsky📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional banner for 'The publication of Bayle and the origins of Hume's philosophy' edited by by Jacopo Agnesina, Antony McKenna, and Gianluca Mori. The image features a grayscale portrait of philosopher David Hume against a faded background of large text and an old book page. A blue horizontal banner across the center reads the promotional text: “Exploration of the intellectual, cultural, commercial intersections between Scotland and the Netherlands during the Enlightenment.” On the right, the cover of the book is displayed. Along the bottom are the logos of Liverpool University Press, the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series, and the Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Author article 📝 | Published in the journal 'Public Humanities', Luis Ramos reflects on his experience teaching in Madrid and explores how Spain's imperial past continues to shape contemporary debates. Read 'Rediscovering Spain's Past: Critics in Madrid' here: bit.ly/Ramos-Post @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Forthcoming this month | 'Essay competitions in the long eighteenth century' edited by Avi S. Lifschitz and Martin Urmann. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/C18-Essay-Competitions #c18 #academicsky📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for 'Essay competitions in the long eighteenth century' edited by Avi S. Lifschitz and Martin Urmann. The background shows black-and-white classical illustration (taken from the book's cover) of three mythological figures among swirling clouds, including a nude central female figure and two surrounding figures in dramatic poses. A blue banner across the center reads promotional text: 'The first book to provide a preliminary overview of the essay competition phenomenon in Enlightenment Europe.' The book's cover sits to the right of the image. Logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear along the bottom.

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Nora Baker @norabake.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Delighted to share the link to my first monograph! Thank you @oxunienl.bsky.social #c18 #huguenots

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New to the series | 'Huguenot memory, 1689-1757: Narratives of imprisonment, enslavement and exile' by Nora Baker. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Baker-OSE #c18 #academicsky📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @norabake.bsky.social

Promotional image for Huguenot Memory, 1689–1757: Narratives of Imprisonment, Enslavement and Exile by Nora Baker. The background shows a black-and-white historical illustration depicting women holding swords, with one figure clutching a saintly figure. A blue banner across the center reads promotional text: 'Asserts that, as a genre, the post-Revocation memoir is integral to our understanding of early Enlightenment interiority.' Logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear along the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New to the series | 'Jacques-Louis David's drawings' by Tamar Mayer. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Mayer-OSE #c18 #academicsky📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional graphic for the book Jacques-Louis David’s Drawings: Bodies in Action' by Tamar Mayer. The background features a black-and-white painting of David’s 'Leonidas at Thermopylae'- featuring nude Spartan soldiers, which has been taken from the book's cover. A blue banner across the center reads, 'Examines the archetypical and best-known neoclassical painter in France from a different perspective.' On the right, a smaller image of the book cover appears with the title and author. Logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear along the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

New on the blog | ‘The Republic of Letters under the microscope ’ by Professor Laurence Brockliss. In this post, Brockliss reflects on the recently published volume 'The Life of Philippe Fermin' by Peter J. Koehler. Read now: bit.ly/Republic-of-Letters 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18 #academicsky

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New to the series | 'The life of Philippe Fermin: Nature, medicine and law in Suriname and the Netherlands' by Peter J Koehler. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/PhilippeFermin #c18 #academicsky📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New to the series | 'The emotional experience of Jewish Secularization since the Early Modern era' by Shmuel Feiner. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Feiner-OSE #JewishStudies 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

A promotional graphic for the book “The emotional experience of Jewish Secularization since the Early Modern era” by Shmuel Feiner. On the left, a black-and-white illustration of a biblical scene: a muscular, bearded figure standing on a mountain raises stone tablets overhead, taken from the cover of the book. A blue transparent banner across the center contains white italic text reading, “An exploration of Jewish secularization, adding new dimension to understanding how Jewish modernity was felt and thought.” On the right is the book cover, showing the same illustration and the title on a blue background. Along the bottom are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment and the Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

New on the blog | ‘Voltaire and the Sirven affair (1762-1772)’ by John Renwick. In this post, Renwick highlights the key arguments from his new book, re-evaluating Voltaire’s involvement in the Sirven affair. Read now: bit.ly/Renwick-Blog 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

New to the series | 'Voltaire and the Sirven affair (1762-1772)' by John Renwick. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Renwick-OSE #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

A promotional graphic for the book “Voltaire and the Sirven affair (1762–1772)” by John Renwick. On the left, there are two reproduced eighteenth-century French documents in grayscale. A blue transparent banner across the center contains white italic text reading, “A novel contribution to a more realistic assessment of Voltaire’s involvement with Sirven (1762–1772).” On the right is the book cover, showing the same documents and the title on a blue background. Along the bottom are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment and the Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

New on the blog | 'Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas' by Luis Ramos. In ths post, Ramos reflects on his research and the transformative role eighteenth-century Mexican Jesuits played in reshaping European intellectual life. Read now: bit.ly/ramos-blog 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

New to the series | 'Diderot's humanoid objects: The "Paradoxe sur le comédien" and the human body in material culture' by Marie-Irène Igelmann. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Diderot-OSE #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for Diderot’s Humanoid Objects: The 'Paradoxe sur le comédien' and the Human Body in Material Culture by Marie-Irène Igelmann. The book cover features an eighteenth-century illustration of three figures in period dress. The background includes a larger sketch of a similar figure and promotional text reading: "'Diderot's humanoid objects' contextualises the philosopher's acting theory in 18th-century material culture". Logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment and the Voltaire Foundation appear along the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

New to the series | Sports and sociability in Britain in the long eighteenth century edited by Alexis Tadié and Caroline Bertonèche. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/SportsandSociability #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for the book Sports and Sociability in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century, edited by Caroline Bertonèche and Alexis Tadié. The book cover features an 18th-century illustration of two people playing hockey. The background includes decorative line art and text reading: “An original perspective on sporting practices in Britain and transformations of sociability in the Enlightenment.” Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment & the Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

New to the series | Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/MexicanJesuits #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional graphic for the book Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights and Revolution (1767–1824) by Luis Ramos. The book cover is shown on the right with a blue background and an illustration of a domed building and a large public gathering. On the left, a blue text box reads: ‘An examination of how three exiled Jesuits shaped the discourse of continental emancipation from Spain.’ Logos of Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear at the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

New on the blog | 'The making and remaking of the Enlightenment' by Hanna Roman & Olivia Sabee. In this post, the authors reflect on their recent publication in the series and its relevance to the current political climate. Read now: bit.ly/remaking-the-enlightenment 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

New to the series | La Place Louis XV from the Old Regime to the Revolution by Victoria E. Thompson. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/LaPlaceLouisXV #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for the book La Place Louis XV from the Old Regime to the Revolution: King and people in the Parisian royal square by Victoria E. Thompson. The book cover is shown on the right, featuring an illustration of an 18th-century Parisian square with a statue of a mounted figure and a large crowd. On the left, the same illustration is used as a faded background with a blue box containing the text: 'A new perspective on the decline of the monarchy in the eighteenth century by focusing the analysis on an urban space.' Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, Voltaire Foundation, and University of Oxford.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

New to the series | Cultural transmission and the French Enlightenment, edited by Hanna Roman and Olivia Sabee. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/Cultural-Tra... #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional graphic for the book Cultural Transmission and the French Enlightenment: Repurposing the Past, edited by Hanna Roman and Olivia Sabee. The right side shows the book cover, featuring a blue top section with the title and editor names, and a historical illustration of a woman writing at a desk below. On the left side of the graphic is a grayscale engraving of a woman, with decorative scrollwork in the background. Centered text reads: “Illuminates material forms of knowledge and their circulation, defining Enlightenment as invention, repurposing, and reception.” Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

New on the blog | Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment at 70: Celebrating the Legacy and Future of the series. In this post, series editor Gregory Brown reflects on the enduring legacy of the series. Read now: bit.ly/OSE-at-70 📚 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @gregorybrown.bsky.social #c18

Promotional graphic celebrating 70 years of the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. On the left is the cover of the July 2025 volume, titled Cultural Transmission and the French Enlightenment: Repurposing the Past, edited by Hanna Roman and Olivia Sabee. Above are logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, the Voltaire Foundation, and the University of Oxford. On the right, large blue text reads: “Celebrating 70 Years of Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment,” with a pale blue “70” in the background.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A wonderful launch event at the Slovak Embassy for 'René, or: A Young Man’s Adventures and Experiences by Jozef Ignác Bajza' - the first Slovak novel, newly edited and translated by Dobrota Pucherová & Erika Brtáňová. 📷 Pictured: the book being blessed with salt in a traditional ceremony.

Image is of salt being sprinkled over a copy of the book René, or: A Young Man’s Adventures and Experiences during a traditional Slovak blessing ceremony at the book launch.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection offers over 700 volumes from two perpetual access digital collections and includes a complete archive of all content published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series between 1955–2021. Find out more > bit.ly/digital-enli...

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

New to the series | The age of Du Pont de Nemours: Politics, law and physiocracy in the Ancien Régime to the American republic, edited by Arnault Skornicki and Anthony Mergey. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/DuPontdeNemours #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional graphic for “The Age of Du Pont de Nemours,” edited by Anthony Mergey and Arnault Skornicki, published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. The image features a grayscale portrait of Pierre-Samuel Du Pont de Nemours on the left and the book cover on the right, which includes the same portrait. Text reads: “A book retracing the life and work of Pierre-Samuel Du Pont de Nemours in new disciplines.” Logos of Liverpool University Press & the Voltaire Foundation are displayed at the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

New to the series | Antoine Lasalle, traducteur de Francis Bacon, by Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/AntoineLasalle #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for the book Antoine Lasalle, traducteur de Francis Bacon: Politiques de la science sous la Révolution et l’Empire by Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon, published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. The book cover, shown on the right, features a cropped reproduction of the painting 'The Death of Chatterton' ( by; after Edward Orme; Henry Singleton, 1794. © National Portrait Gallery, London) depicting the tragic death of the young poet Thomas Chatterton. In the image, Chatterton lies lifeless in a garret, with a woman and child entering the scene in distress. On the left side, promotional text for the book in italic reads: “The life and work of an eighteenth-century translator and an account of the reception of his translation of Francis Bacon.” Publisher logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series, and the Voltaire Foundation appear at the bottom.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

New on the blog | Denys Van Renen, author of 'The Scottish picaresque as environmental justice', urges scholars and readers of the picaresque to rediscover it as a key genre for the environmental humanities. Read the post on the LUP blog: bit.ly/3F2dOHM #environmentalhumanities #c18 🍃

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Voltaire Foundation @voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 30/04/2025

Many thanks to @roydipiazza.bsky.social for a generous review of 'The Process of Enlightenment' @oxunienl.bsky.social! 'A landmark contribution to the fields of intellectual history and Enlightenment studies [...] timely, nuanced, and rich addition to current debates'. doi.org/10.1080/1749...

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

New to the series | Jozef Ignác Bajza, René, or: A Young Man’s Adventures and Experiences, edited by Dobrota Pucherová and Erika Brtáňová. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/first-slovak... #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Promotional image for the English translation of the first Slovak novel, René, or: A Young Man’s Adventures and Experiences by Jozef Ignác Bajza. The image features the book cover on the right, which includes a medieval-style illustration of several figures and an angel. The left side of the image has a decorative angel blowing a trumpet and text stating: "The first translation into another language of the first Slovak novel, René, or: A Young Man’s Adventures and Experiences, published in 1783–1785." Logos at the bottom include Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, Voltaire Foundation.

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New to the series: 'La Société littéraire de Lausanne' by @damianobardelli.bsky.social is the first book on the Lausanne Literary Society. Purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/La-Soci%C3%A... #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

The image is a promotional graphic for the book La Société littéraire de Lausanne: Sociabilité et débats de réforme by Damiano Bardelli, published as part of the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. The book cover is displayed on the right side, featuring a historical illustration of a group of men gathered around a table in discussion, with a blue title banner. The left side of the image contains bilingual text in French and English:

"Une étude détaillée des pratiques et des débats de la Société littéraire de Lausanne."
"A detailed study of the practices and debates of the Lausanne Literary Society."

At the bottom, logos of Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation. The background is a faded version of the illustration on the book cover.

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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Created in partnership with the Voltaire Foundation, the Eighteenth-Century Studies collection now offers over 700 volumes from the foremost series in Enlightenment studies. @voltaire.ox.ac.uk @oxunienl.bsky.social Find out more: bit.ly/digital-enlig...

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Damiano Bardelli @damianobardelli.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Less than two weeks to go before the release of my book in the @oxunienl.bsky.social series! It was a great pleasure to finally browse a paper copy after the different rounds of revision on pdf 📖 More info about the book here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment @oxunienl.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

New to the series: 'The Scottish picaresque as environmental justice' by Denys Van Renen recovers neglected environments and represents peoples erased by commercial and imperial enterprises. Find out more: bit.ly/ScottishPica... @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #18thcentury #c18

This promotional image features the book 'The Scottish Picaresque as Environmental Justice' by Denys Van Renen. The book cover is displayed on the right, with a blue background and a historical black-and-white illustration of Scotland depicted as a man in ragged clothing. On the left, a book description reads: "The first book that exclusively covers the interplay between the genre of the picaresque and cultural anxiety about environmental degradation."

At the bottom, logos for Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation are arranged in a row. The background consists of a faded, enlarged version of the historical illustration from the book cover.

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Kenneth Novis @saditious.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

My favourite book I read in 2024 was published by the Voltaire Foundation - anyone in Oxford, do have a look at their stall! There's sure to be some excellent scholarship on display.

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