SELECTED FROM
THE WORKS OF FEYJOO,
AND
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH,
BY
JOHN BRETT, ESQ.
VOLUME THE THIRD.
LONDON,
Printed for the Translator:
Sold by H. PAYNE, Pall-Mall; C. DILLY, in the Poultry; and T. EVANS, in the Strand.
MDCCLXXX.
About This Book
A collection of learned discourses interrogates the theory and practice of writing history, arguing that historical talent requires judgment beyond memory, and that eminent geniuses and middling writers suffer different faults. It assesses classical historiography and criticism, considers the tension between eloquence, accuracy, and moralizing, and offers apologetic reflections that defend or reinterpret the reputations and actions of notable figures, while probing common prejudices and the limits of critical method.