The Letters of Peter Le Page Renouf (1822-97), v. 1 - Pembroke College, Oxford (1840-42); St Mary's College, Oscott (1842-46) (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The remarkable collection of his surviving letters covers Renouf's varied career from his days as a student in Oxford, his time as a lecturer in the 1850s at the new Catholic University in Dublin until after his retirement as Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. The letters in volume one cover the early years of Renouf's life, including his time as an undergraduate at Oxford, and as a tutor at Oscott. They include much colourful chitchat about fellow students and teachers; but they also reveal the reaction of a clever and serious young undergraduate to the intellectual and spiritual excitement of the Oxford Movement. Renouf had already published a theological pamphlet in his 19th year. The study of Arabic, Ethiopic, Hebrew and Syriac would influence his future career more profoundly than he could possibly have guessed in these early years. At Oxford and Oscott he came in contact with many prominent Victorians, including Newman, Frederick William Faber, Pugin, Pusey, Wiseman, Lord John Manners, and Ambrose Lisle Phillipps.

General

Imprint:	University College Dublin Press
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Peter Le Page Renouf
Editors:	Kevin J. Cathcart
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-900621-65-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-900621-65-7
Barcode:	9781900621656

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!