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Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, published since 1955. Voltaire Foundation (@voltaire.ox.ac.uk), in partnership with Liverpool University Press (@livunipress.bsky.social).
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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
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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.
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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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 📖
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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.
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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
August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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.
August 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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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 📖
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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.
July 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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.
July 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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.
July 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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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.

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June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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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 📖
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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.
June 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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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 📖
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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.
May 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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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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May 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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'.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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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 📖
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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.
April 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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.
March 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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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

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March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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 📖

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February 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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New on the blog: Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley explore the lasting impact of the "Black Legend" - the narrative of Spain and its empire as cruel and intolerant - examining its historical roots, and modern debates on colonialism and memory. Read more: bit.ly/4b1Zf2q @voltaire.ox.ac.uk #c18
‘The Black Legend of Spain and its Atlantic Empire in the Eighteenth Century’ by Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley
The Black Legend of Spain and its Atlantic Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Constructing National Identities, edited by Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley, has recently been published in the Oxf…
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February 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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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.
February 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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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.
January 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM