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Cultural politics in fifteenth-century England : the case of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester /

"This volume is an analysis of the development of cultural politics in Lancastrian England. It focuses on Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, brother of Henry V and Protector of England during Henry VI's minority, Humphrey's intellectual activity conformed itself to the Duke's own posit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Petrina, Alessandra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 124.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A definition of humanism in early fifteenth-century England
  • Ch. 1. Roberto Weiss's inheritance and the current state of studies
  • Ch. 2. The beginning of humanism in England
  • Ch. 3. A sense of history: Duke Humphrey living and writing his own times
  • Ch. 4. "Thair librair vniuersal": Collecting and donating books
  • Ch. 5. Curiosity and erudite humanism: Duke Humphrey as a patron of letters.