The Historical Revolution (Routledge Revivals): English Historical Writing and Thought 1580-1640

ISBN-13: 9780415602426 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 372 str.

Frank Smith Fussner

Opis

This introduction to the revolution in English historical writing and thought during the period of the Renaissance and Reformation provides a thorough historiographical approach which deals with the purpose, method, content, style and significance of these historians within the framework of this 'historical revolution'.

Spis treści

1. The European Background  2. The Historical Context  3. The Institutional Framework  4. The Antiquarian Movement and Historical Research  5. Politics, Patronage, and Scholarship: The Influence of Sir Robert Cotton  6. The Varieties of History  7. Sir Walter Raleigh and Universal History  8. John Stow and Local History  9. William Camden and Territorial History  10. Sir Francis Bacon and the Idea of History  11. John Selden and Problematic History  12. The Historical Revolution: Conclusions and Conjectures

O autorze

Frank Smith Fussner