Walter Ralegh's History of the world and the historical culture of the late Renaissance /:

Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent the next seven years producing his massive History of the World. Created with the aid of a library of more than five hundred books he was allowed to keep in his quarters, this incredible work of Eng...

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1. Verfasser: Popper, Nicholas, 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Online access: Oxford University Press Chicago Scholarship Online.
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Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent the next seven years producing his massive History of the World. Created with the aid of a library of more than five hundred books 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 Ren.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0226675009
9780226675008
9781283637909
1283637901
9780226675022
0226675025