Daniel Defoe, An Essay upon Literature

Daniel Defoe, An Essay upon Literature

Una publicación (anónima, claro) de Daniel Defoe:


Ensayo sobre la Literatura, o: Indagación sobre la Antigüedad y Origen de las Letras; donde se prueba que la primera escritura del mundo fue las dos Tablas escritas por el Dedo de Dios en el Monte Sinaí. (1726). Facsímil en el Internet Archive.

Defoe, Daniel. [Anonymous] An Essay upon Literature: or, An Enquiry into the Antiquity and Original of Letters; Proving That the Two Tables, Written by the Finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first Writing in the World; and that all other Alphabets derive from the Hebrew. With a short View of the Methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of Letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known. London: Printed for Tho. Bowles, Printseller, next to the Chapter-House, St. Paul's Church-Yard; JOhn Clark, Booseller, under the Piazzas, Royal-Exchange, and John Bowles, Printseller, over-against Stocks Market, M.DCC.XXVI. 1726.

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