9780822312758 - Utter Antiquity: Perceptions of Prehistory in Renaissance England (DUKE MONOGRAPHS IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES) von Ferguson, Arthur B. (5 Ergebnisse)

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 168 pp., 24 cm. Contents; 1. Euhemerism: The Medieval Tradition -- 2. A Mind Divided -- 3. The Age of Myth -- 4. A Secular Alternative -- 5. The British History: The Problem of Legend -- 6. A Digression on Giants -- 7. "Poesie Historical" -- Conclusion and a Glance Ahead. Subjects; Anthropology, Prehistoric England History. Renaissance England. Legends History and criticism. Mythology. Prehistoric Historiography Great Britain. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. Hbk, 168 pages ; 24 cm. Condition of book and dust wrapper as new. Contents : 1. Euhemerism: The Medieval Tradition -- 2. A Mind Divided -- 3. The Age of Myth -- 4. A Secular Alternative -- 5. The British History: The Problem of Legend -- 6. A Digression on Giants -- 7. "Poesie Historical" -- Conclusion and a Glance Ahead. [Anthropology, Prehistoric England History - Renaissance England - Legends History and criticism - Mythology] r595 / m14305.

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Zustand: very good. Durham : Duke University Press, 1993. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. 168 pp. 24 cm. (Duke monographs in Medieval and Renaissance studies, ISSN 0193-5054 ; no. 13). - Historians know a great deal about how English thinkers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw the "documentable" past, but relatively little about how they perceived times stretching back beyond history. Arthur B. Ferguson shows in this elegant essay that prehistory had great meaning in Renaissance England. Commentators of various sorts - from poets to antiquaries - looked to the most distant past for the vanishing point that would perfect their historical perspective and orient them in an age of increasing change. In this pursuit they had often to let imagination serve the purposes of interpretation. Though largely speculative, their efforts reveal much about the intellectual life of Renaissance England. Since the Bible left little room for speculation on prehistoryin fact no room at all for the concept itself Utter Antiquity concentrates on myth and legend outside of the biblical context and on those who conjured prehistory out of these sources. A subtle conflict between belief and skepticism emerges from these pages, as Ferguson reveals how some Renaissance writers struggled with ancient explanations that flouted reason and experience, while others sidestepped such doubts by relating prehistory to man's social evolution. By isolating and analyzing topics such as skepticism, rationalism, and poetic history, Ferguson illuminates the development of historical consciousness in early modern England. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780822312758. Keywords : HISTORY,

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Sehr gut. 168 Seiten Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents: Introduction - 1. Euhemerism: The Medieval Tradition - 2. A Mind Divided - 3. The Age of Myth - 4. A Secular Alternative - 5. The British History: The Problem of Legend - 6. A Digression on Giants - 7. Poesie Historical - Conclusion and a Glance Ahead - Notes - Index ISBN 9780822312758 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 437 (DUKE MONOGRAPHS IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES).