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 seven years producing his massive History of the World. Created with the aid of a library of more than five hundred books that he was allowed to keep in his quarters, this incredible work of English...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Popper, Nicholas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2012]
Temas:
Historiography.
HISTORY / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • General Notes and Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Context: Ralegh and Historical Culture
  • 2. Sources: From Scripture to the Stars in Early Modern Chronology
  • 3. Reading: Antiquarian Methods and Geographical Learning
  • 4. Narration: Providence and Human Movement
  • 5. Presentation: Political Practice and the Past
  • 6. Reception: The Afterlife of the History of the World
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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