The Trophies of Time: English Antiquarians of the Seventeenth CenturyOxford University Press, 1995 - 382 pagina's The Trophies of Time presents the first comprehensive survey of the English antiquarians of the seventeenth century. In Britain throughout the period there was a persistent curiosity about the origins of the nation and its institutions, inspired initially by the publication in 1586 of Camden's Britannia. A remarkable campaign of scholarship developed, which attempted to imagine the vanished societies that had once flourished there. What could be known of prehistoric Britain from its monuments and language? Could the lay-out of Roman Britain be recovered? Was it possible somehow to retrieve the language, religion, and laws of Saxon England? The answers to these questions often had a bearing on contemporary issues of church and state and also enabled citizens to gain a new insight into the character and identity of their nation. Many of the most learned men of the age addressed themselves to antiquarian learning. This book assesses their achievements, and presents lively and fascinating portraits of Camden, Cotton, Selden, Spelman, Ussher, Dugdale, Aubrey, and many other lesser-known scholars. |
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction I | 1 |
William Camden 22 | 4 |
Richard Verstegan | 49 |
Copyright | |
13 andere gedeelten niet getoond
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
The Trophies of Time: English Antiquarians of the Seventeenth Century Graham Parry Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1996 |
The Trophies of Time: English Antiquarians of the Seventeenth Century Graham Parry Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1995 |
The Trophies of Time: English Antiquarians of the Seventeenth Century Graham Parry Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2007 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
able ancient Anglo-Saxon antiquarian antiquaries antiquity appear attention Aubrey authority became beginning believed Britain Britannia British brought Browne called Camden century Christian chronicles Church Civil classical collections common concerned continued Cotton customs described detail documents Dugdale Dugdale's early edition Elizabethan England English evidence example families give Greek Henry illustrations imagine important interest Ireland James John King knowledge known land language later Latin learning living London manuscript material matter means medieval memory monuments nature notes observations origins Oxford past Phoenician practice present preserved printed publication published reader record reign relating religion remains remarkable Robert Roman Sammes Saxon scholars scholarship seems Selden seventeenth century Society Somner sources Spelman stones Thomas tithes true understanding Ussher Verstegan volume Weever writing written