Theatro crítico universal, o Discursos varios en todo género de materias, para desengaño de errores comunes vol. 1 - Feijoo, Benito Jerónimo 1676-1764 (Madrid Hierro, del, 1749)
Feijoo was a Benedictine Monk, scholar, essayist and literary critic, who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.
Teatro crítico universal (1726–1739) is a multi-volume collection of essays that cover a range of subjects, from natural history and the then known sciences, education, history, religion, literature, philology, music, philosophy and medicine, down to superstitions, wonders and salient points of contemporary journalistic interest.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Music history; Philosophy; History; Science