Author: Frank Gilbert
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385484774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
The World. historical and Actual. What has been and What is. Our Globe in its Relations to Others Worlds, and Before man. Ancient Nations in the Order of Their Antiquity. The Middle Ages and Their Darkness
Author: Frank Gilbert
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385484774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385484774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
The World: Historical and Actual
Author: Frank Gilbert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Walter Ralegh's "History of the World" and the Historical Culture of the Late Renaissance
Author: Nicholas Popper
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226675009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. Created with the aid of a library of more than five hundred books that he was allowed to keep in his quarters, this incredible work of English vernacular would become a best seller, with nearly twenty editions, abridgments, and continuations issued in the years that followed. Nicholas Popper uses Ralegh’s History as a touchstone in this lively exploration of the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. From Popper we learn why early modern Europeans ascribed heightened value to the study of the past and how scholars and statesmen began to see historical expertise as not just a foundation for political practice and theory, but as a means of advancing their power in the courts and councils of contemporary Europe. The rise of historical scholarship during this period encouraged the circulation of its methods to other disciplines, transforming Europe’s intellectual—and political—regimes. More than a mere study of Ralegh’s History of the World, Popper’s book reveals how the methods that historians devised to illuminate the past structured the dynamics of early modernity in Europe and England.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226675009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. Created with the aid of a library of more than five hundred books that he was allowed to keep in his quarters, this incredible work of English vernacular would become a best seller, with nearly twenty editions, abridgments, and continuations issued in the years that followed. Nicholas Popper uses Ralegh’s History as a touchstone in this lively exploration of the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. From Popper we learn why early modern Europeans ascribed heightened value to the study of the past and how scholars and statesmen began to see historical expertise as not just a foundation for political practice and theory, but as a means of advancing their power in the courts and councils of contemporary Europe. The rise of historical scholarship during this period encouraged the circulation of its methods to other disciplines, transforming Europe’s intellectual—and political—regimes. More than a mere study of Ralegh’s History of the World, Popper’s book reveals how the methods that historians devised to illuminate the past structured the dynamics of early modernity in Europe and England.
The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author:
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Category : Catalogs, Publishers'
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Publishers'
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
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The Historical David
Author: Joel Baden
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006218833X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Joel Baden, a leading expert on the Old Testament, offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus, challenging prevailing popular beliefs about his legend in The Historical David. Baden makes clear that the biblical account of David is an attempt to shape the events of his life politically and theologically. Going beyond the biblical bias, he explores the events that lie behind the David story, events that are grounded in the context of the ancient Near East and continue to inform modern Israel. The Historical David exposes an ambitious, ruthless, flesh-and-blood man who achieved power by any means necessary, including murder, theft, bribery, sex, deceit, and treason. As Baden makes clear, the historical David stands in opposition not only to the virtuous and heroic legends, but to our very own self-definition as David’s national and religious descendants. Provocative and enlightening, The Historical David provides the lost truth about David and poses a challenge to us: how do we come to terms with the reality of a celebrated hero who was, in fact, similar to the ambitious power-players of his day?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006218833X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Joel Baden, a leading expert on the Old Testament, offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus, challenging prevailing popular beliefs about his legend in The Historical David. Baden makes clear that the biblical account of David is an attempt to shape the events of his life politically and theologically. Going beyond the biblical bias, he explores the events that lie behind the David story, events that are grounded in the context of the ancient Near East and continue to inform modern Israel. The Historical David exposes an ambitious, ruthless, flesh-and-blood man who achieved power by any means necessary, including murder, theft, bribery, sex, deceit, and treason. As Baden makes clear, the historical David stands in opposition not only to the virtuous and heroic legends, but to our very own self-definition as David’s national and religious descendants. Provocative and enlightening, The Historical David provides the lost truth about David and poses a challenge to us: how do we come to terms with the reality of a celebrated hero who was, in fact, similar to the ambitious power-players of his day?
Finding List of the Chicago Public Library
Author: Chicago Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Historical Dramas
Author: Friedrich Schiller
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Essays, Historical and Theological
Author: James Bowling Mozley
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Real History
Author: Martin Bunzl
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134722583
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Real History is a fascinating and essential read for all those interested in a reconciliation of the debates about the methodology and study of the philosophy of history.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134722583
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Real History is a fascinating and essential read for all those interested in a reconciliation of the debates about the methodology and study of the philosophy of history.
Comedy (continued). Historical drama
Author: Denton Jaques Snider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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