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| Author | Peter Gay |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Modernism |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | 1966–1969 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Award | 1967 National Book Award for Nonfiction |
| ISBN | 978-0393313024 |
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is an influential two-volume history of the Age of Enlightenment by Peter Gay, published between 1966 and 1969. The first volume, subtitled "The Rise of Modern Paganism," won the National Book Award in 1967. The second volume, subtitled “The Science of Freedom," was published in 1969.