Enlightenment and Identity : Franklin, Work, and Play
America was seen by Europeans as a place of possibility from the first and none better than Benjamin Franklin proved these democratic dreams could become reality, recent biographers seeing him as the first American. Yet Franklin was a man of many identities and many masks, to please his publics and...
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| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/4440 |
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| Summary: | America was seen by Europeans as a place of possibility from the first and none better than Benjamin Franklin proved these democratic dreams could become reality, recent biographers seeing him as the first American. Yet Franklin was a man of many identities and many masks, to please his publics and rise in the world. However beyond appearances, there was no other depth in Franklin than this theatrical genius and constant re-invention of self. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |