Author: Maggs Bros
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Sale
Author: Anderson Galleries, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Catalogue of an Extensive and Valuable Collection of Books ... which Will be Sold by Auction ... by John Maclachlan ... Edinburgh ... 15th February, 1819, Etc
Author: John Maclachlan (of Edinburgh.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Borders and Travellers in Early Modern Europe
Author: Thomas Betteridge
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351954911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Early modern Europe was obsessed with borders and travel. It found, imagined and manufactured new borders for its travellers to cross. It celebrated and feared borders as places or states where meanings were charged and changed. In early modern Europe crossing a border could take many forms; sailing to the Americas, visiting a hospital or taking a trip through London's sewage system. Borders were places that people lived on, through and against. Some were temporary, like illness, while others claimed to be absolute, like that between the civilized world and the savage, but, as the chapters in this volume show, to cross any of them was an exciting, anxious and often a potentially dangerous act. Providing a trans-European interdisciplinary approach, the collection focuses on three particular aspects of travel and borders: change, status and function. To travel was to change, not only humans but texts, words, goods and money were all in motion at this time, having a profound influence on cultures, societies and individuals within Europe and beyond. Likewise, status was not a fixed commodity and the meaning and appearance of borders varied and could simultaneously be regarded as hostile and welcoming, restrictive and opportunistic, according to one's personal viewpoint. The volume also emphasizes the fact that borders always serve multiple functions, empowering and oppressing, protecting and threatening in equal measure. By using these three concepts as measures by which to explore a variety of subjects, Borders and Travellers in Early Modern Europe provides a fascinating new perspective from which to re-assess the way in which early modern Europeans viewed themselves, their neighbours and the wider world with which they were increasingly interacting.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351954911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Early modern Europe was obsessed with borders and travel. It found, imagined and manufactured new borders for its travellers to cross. It celebrated and feared borders as places or states where meanings were charged and changed. In early modern Europe crossing a border could take many forms; sailing to the Americas, visiting a hospital or taking a trip through London's sewage system. Borders were places that people lived on, through and against. Some were temporary, like illness, while others claimed to be absolute, like that between the civilized world and the savage, but, as the chapters in this volume show, to cross any of them was an exciting, anxious and often a potentially dangerous act. Providing a trans-European interdisciplinary approach, the collection focuses on three particular aspects of travel and borders: change, status and function. To travel was to change, not only humans but texts, words, goods and money were all in motion at this time, having a profound influence on cultures, societies and individuals within Europe and beyond. Likewise, status was not a fixed commodity and the meaning and appearance of borders varied and could simultaneously be regarded as hostile and welcoming, restrictive and opportunistic, according to one's personal viewpoint. The volume also emphasizes the fact that borders always serve multiple functions, empowering and oppressing, protecting and threatening in equal measure. By using these three concepts as measures by which to explore a variety of subjects, Borders and Travellers in Early Modern Europe provides a fascinating new perspective from which to re-assess the way in which early modern Europeans viewed themselves, their neighbours and the wider world with which they were increasingly interacting.
The Library of the Late H. Buxton Forman ...
Author: Harry Buxton Forman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
Author: George Watson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
Book Description
An Eton bibliography
Author: Lewis Vernon Harcourt (1st visct.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Age of Milton
Author: Alan Hager
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031305259X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
The 17th century was a time of significant cultural and political change. The era saw the rise of exploration and travel, the growth of the scientific method, and the spread of challenges to conventional religion. Many of these developments occurred in England and North America, and literature of the period reflects the intellectual and emotional fervor of the age. This reference chronicles the lives and works of more than 75 British and American writers of the 17th century. Included are entries on such major canonical authors as Donne, Milton, and Jonson. The volume also covers the writings of such leading thinkers as Hobbes and Locke, along with the works of leading European figures like Galileo and Descartes. Also profiled are numerous significant women writers, including Mary Astell, Aphra Behn, and Anne Killigrew. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume additionally includes entries on several artists who significantly influenced British and American literary culture.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031305259X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
The 17th century was a time of significant cultural and political change. The era saw the rise of exploration and travel, the growth of the scientific method, and the spread of challenges to conventional religion. Many of these developments occurred in England and North America, and literature of the period reflects the intellectual and emotional fervor of the age. This reference chronicles the lives and works of more than 75 British and American writers of the 17th century. Included are entries on such major canonical authors as Donne, Milton, and Jonson. The volume also covers the writings of such leading thinkers as Hobbes and Locke, along with the works of leading European figures like Galileo and Descartes. Also profiled are numerous significant women writers, including Mary Astell, Aphra Behn, and Anne Killigrew. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume additionally includes entries on several artists who significantly influenced British and American literary culture.
The Cambridge History of English Literature: Prose and poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton
Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Rites of Knighthood
Author: Richard C. McCoy
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520331710
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520331710
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.