Dictionaries and encyclopaedias in the 18th Century cultural context

Keywords: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, 18th century

Abstract

To the modern World, the 18th century represents an era of important economic and political changes and a great impulse to language, imaginery and behavioural studies. Knowledge gets enhanced through the diffusion of a variety of themes linked to reason, progress, happiness, criticism and truth, and different social groups to reach. To this aim it will be necessary to have books, dictionaries and encyclopaedias and the sponsorship of academies and scientific societies.

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Author Biography

Gloria Cristina Flórez, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Doctora en Historia por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Posgrado en Historia de América en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Especialista en la Civilización Medieval por la Universidad Católica de Lovaina. Profesora en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la UNMSM y Coordinadora de la Maestría en Historia.
Published
2009-06-30
How to Cite
Flórez, G. C. (2009). Dictionaries and encyclopaedias in the 18th Century cultural context. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, 47(47), 11-24. Retrieved from https://revistas.apl.org.pe/index.php/boletinapl/article/view/607
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Articles