Seminars will focus on a wide range of philosophical, literary and political texts, including works by Rousseau, Montesquieu, Mary Wollstonecraft as well as less well-known writings from this era. Students will also be encouraged to make use of Eighteenth-Century Collections Online (ECCO) and the rich set of periodicals and conduct literature available in the King’s Manor microfilm collection. While the main focus of the course will be on developments in Britain and France, examples from elsewhere in Europe and America may also be included.