Chinese Dreams in Romantic England - The Life and Times of Thomas Manning (Hardcover)

A brilliant polymath and part of the 'first wave' of British Romanticism, Thomas Manning was one of the first Englishmen to study Chinese language and culture. Like famous friends including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Lamb, Manning was inspired by the French Revolution and had ambitious plans for making a better world. While his contemporaries turned to the poetic imagination and the English countryside, Manning looked further afield - to China, one of the world's most ancient and sophisticated civilizations. His travels included the salons of Napoleonic Paris, a period as a prisoner of war, a dramatic shipwreck and, disguised as a Buddhist pilgrim, a trek through the Himalayas to Tibet, where he met the Dalai Lama. Manning's extraordinary story sheds a new light on English Romanticism. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Edward Weech (Librarian)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6455-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-5261-6455-8
Barcode:	9781526164551

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