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Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire, published in three instalments from 1776 to 1788, is widely
regarded as the greatest work of history in the English language.
Starting with the accession of the Roman Emperor Commodus in the
late second century CE, Gibbon's work traverses thirteen centuries,
encompassing the rise of Christianity and of Islam, the collapse of
the Roman Empire in the West, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire
in 1453. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the
intellectual roots, contemporary European contexts, literary style
and thematic scale of Gibbon's achievement. Alongside the History,
it gives an introduction to Gibbon's other works, including the
Memoirs he left unfinished at his death and previously unpublished
material. Leading international scholars in the fields of classics,
geography, history and literature provide a comprehensive account
of Gibbon's monumental account of decline, fall and global
historical transformation.
Modern British intellectual history has been a particularly
flourishing field of enquiry in recent years, and these two tightly
integrated volumes contain major new essays by almost all of its
leading proponents. The contributors examine the history of British
ideas over the past two centuries from a number of perspectives
that together constitute a major new overview of the subject.
History, Religion, and Culture begins with eighteenth-century
historiography, especially Gibbon??'s Decline and Fall. It takes up
different aspects of the place of religion in nineteenth-century
cultural and political life, such as attitudes towards the native
religions of India, the Victorian perception of Oliver Cromwell,
and the religious sensibility of John Ruskin. Finally, in
discussions which range up to the middle of the twentieth century,
the volume explores relations between scientific ideas about change
or development and assumptions about the nature and growth of the
national community.
Economy, Polity, and Society and its companion volume History,
Religion, and Culture bring together major new essays on British
intellectual history by many of the leading scholars of the period,
continuing a mode of enquiry for which Donald Winch and John Burrow
have been widely celebrated. This volume addresses aspects of the
eighteenth-century attempt, particularly in the work of Adam Smith,
to come to grips with the nature of 'commercial society' and its
distinctive notions of the self, of political liberty, and of
economic progress. It then explores the adaptations of and
responses to the Enlightenment legacy in the work of such early
nineteenth-century figures as Jeremy Bentham, Tom Paine and Maria
Edgeworth. Finally, in discussions which range up to the middle of
the twentieth century, the volume examines particularly telling
examples of the conflict between economic thinking and moral
values.
Lines of verse veer top-speed around corners, producing
unexpectedly lucid interrogations: "The sun, Then, in a brief Case
blown open, Appears. But who is Here to have it, 2Bang4?..." Anger
is allowed in these poems, and disillusionment, and a general
mistrust of 'landscape' - the natural world owned and used - all
countered with the anodyne of an inebriate sensibility that loves
the liquor in which it bathes, the language by which it
collaborates. "I can co-locate here. I won't digress, not with
these. Metal parts in the desert wind. Not with a bank of clouds.
Stored on film."
Britten is the most literary British composer of the twentieth
century. His relationship to the many and varied texts that he set
was deeply committed and sensitive. As a result, both his responses
to poetry and his collaborationswith his librettists tell us a
great deal about his music, and often, about the man himself.
Britten is the most literary British composer of the twentieth
century. His relationship to the many and varied texts that he set
was deeply committed and sensitive. As a result, both his responses
to poetry and his collaborationswith his librettists tell us a
great deal about his music, and often, about the man himself. This
book takes a unique approach to Britten, drawing together
well-known Britten experts alongside English, music, modern
language andhistory scholars who bring their own perspective to
bear on Britten's work. Chapters examine all aspects of Britten's
text setting, from his engagement with a wide variety of poetry to
his relationship with his librettists. By approaching Britten's
operas and songs through their literature, this book offers fresh
insights into his vocal works. KATE KENNEDY is the Weinrebe
Research Fellow in Life-writing at Wolfson College, Oxford, where
she is an associate of both Music and English Faculties. She is a
frequent broadcaster for the BBC and specialises in
interdisciplinary biography and has published widely on twentieth
century music and literature. Contributors:JOANNA BULLIVANT, PHILIP
ROSS BULLOCK, NICHOLAS CLARK, MERVYN COOKE, DAVID FULLER, JOHN
FULLER, PETER HAPPE, J. P. E. HARPER-SCOTT, JOHN HOPKINS, KATE
KENNEDY, ADRIAN POOLE, HANNA ROCHLITZ, PHILIP RUPPRECHT, REBEKAH
SCOTT, VICKISTROEHER, JUSTIN VICKERS, LUCY WALKER, BRIAN YOUNG
Economy, Polity and Society and its companion volume History, Religion and Culture aim to bring together new essays by many of the leading intellectual historians of the period. The essays in Economy, Polity and Society begin by addressing aspects of the eighteenth-century attempt, particularly in the work of Adam Smith, to come to grips with the nature of "commercial society" and its distinctive notions of the self, of political liberty, and of economic progress. They then explore the adaptations of and responses to the Enlightenment legacy in the work of such early nineteenth-century figures as Jeremy Bentham, Tom Paine, Maria Edgeworth and Richard Whately. Finally, in discussions that range up to the middle of the twentieth century, they explore particularly telling examples of the conflict between economic thinking and moral values.
Modern British intellectual history has been a particularly flourishing field of enquiry in recent years, and these two tightly integrated volumes contain major new essays by almost all of its leading proponents. The contributors examine the history of British ideas over the past two centuries from a number of perspectives that together constitute a major new overview of the subject. History, Religion, and Culture begins with eighteenth-century historiography, especially Gibbon’s Decline and Fall. It takes up different aspects of the place of religion in nineteenth-century cultural and political life, such as attitudes towards the native religions of India, the Victorian perception of Oliver Cromwell, and the religious sensibility of John Ruskin. Finally, in discussions which range up to the middle of the twentieth century, the volume explores relations between scientific ideas about change or development and assumptions about the nature and growth of the national community.
Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire, published in three instalments from 1776 to 1788, is widely
regarded as the greatest work of history in the English language.
Starting with the accession of the Roman Emperor Commodus in the
late second century CE, Gibbon's work traverses thirteen centuries,
encompassing the rise of Christianity and of Islam, the collapse of
the Roman Empire in the West, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire
in 1453. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the
intellectual roots, contemporary European contexts, literary style
and thematic scale of Gibbon's achievement. Alongside the History,
it gives an introduction to Gibbon's other works, including the
Memoirs he left unfinished at his death and previously unpublished
material. Leading international scholars in the fields of classics,
geography, history and literature provide a comprehensive account
of Gibbon's monumental account of decline, fall and global
historical transformation.
As the leading legal historian of his generation in Canada and
professor at McGill University for over three decades, Blaine Baker
(1952–2018) was known for his unique personality, teaching style,
intellectual cosmopolitanism, and deep commitment to the place of
Canadian legal history in the curriculum of law faculties. Law,
Life, and the Teaching of Legal History examines important themes
in Canadian legal history through the prism of Baker’s career.
Essays discuss Baker’s own research, his influence within
McGill’s law faculty, his complex personality, and the
relationship between the private and the public in the life of a
university intellectual at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Inspired by topics Baker took up in his own writing, contributors
use Baker’s broad interests in legal culture to reflect on
fundamental themes across Canadian legal history, including legal
education, gender and race, technology, nation building and
national identity, criminal law and marginalized populations, and
constitutionalism. Law, Life, and the Teaching of Legal History
offers a contemporary analysis of Canadian legal history and
thoughtfully engages with what it means to honour one
individual’s enduring legacy in the study of law.
John A. Dickinson and Brian Young bring a refreshing perspective to
the history of Quebec, focusing on the social and economic
development of the region as well as the identity issues of its
diverse peoples. This revised fourth edition covers Quebec's recent
political history and includes an updated bibliography and
chronology and new illustrations. A Canadian classic, A Short
History of Quebec now takes into account such issues as the 1995
referendum, recent ideological shifts and societal changes,
considers Quebec's place in North America in the light of NAFTA,
and offers reflections on the Gerard Bouchard-Charles Taylor
Commission on Accommodation and Cultural Differences in 2008.
Engagingly written, this expanded and updated fourth edition is an
ideal place to learn about the dynamic history of Quebec.
INTO FRAGILE SILVERS is a unique collection of poetry spanning over
two decades. Each work represents a picture of life, as seen
through the eyes of Brian Young, who has been writing poetry,
essays and short stories since the early 1980Os. BrianOs unique
writing style has developed and grown significantly over the years,
as well as his unique perspectives of life, love, loss, hope,
betrayal, family, friendship and personal growth. With words,
elaborate images take shape and atmospheres are created through his
moods and feelings. This collection is one manOs journey through
adolecent youth to adulthood, uncovering all of the small spaces in
between. BRIAN YOUNG has been writing poetry and short stories
since a young age in the early 1980Os. BrianOs other creative
endeavours include musical production, graphic design, web design
and photography. Brian was born and raised in Colorado and lived in
Portland, Oregon until the time of his death, July 17, 2018.
INTO FRAGILE SILVERS is a unique collection of poetry spanning over
two decades. Each work represents a picture of life, as seen
through the eyes of Brian Young, who has been writing poetry,
essays and short stories since the early 1980Os. BrianOs unique
writing style has developed and grown significantly over the years,
as well as his unique perspectives of life, love, loss, hope,
betrayal, family, friendship and personal growth. With words,
elaborate images take shape and atmospheres are created through his
moods and feelings. This collection is one manOs journey through
adolecent youth to adulthood, uncovering all of the small spaces in
between. BRIAN YOUNG has been writing poetry and short stories
since a young age in the early 1980Os. BrianOs other creative
endeavours include musical production, graphic design, web design
and photography. Brian was born and raised in Colorado and lived in
Portland, Oregon until the time of his death, July 17, 2018.
Young Prince Rhun ap Maelgwn was restless and packed up his gear
and left his home for adventure. What he sought was a faraway land
in distress burdened by an ever-growing enchanted forest and its
rumored shining queen from the Otherworld. What he got was quickly
over his head in trouble and danger having no experience in either
adventure, sword-play, or acting the hero. Now he must decide the
fate of many kingdoms, people and somehow win the heart of one of
the two princesses along the way while managing to survive in this
6th century tale set in a mythical yet slightly historical Celtic
Britain. Strange enchantments, faery-folk, high action and
adventure and memorable characters set the stage in this first of
many tales in the Island of the Mighty Saga.
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