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History and Historians: Selected Papers of R. W. Southern
R. W. Southern
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Description for History and Historians: Selected Papers of R. W. Southern
Hardcover. Presents a collection of writings by the medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern. This title offers insight into the beliefs and ideas that underpinned Southern's work. It contains a series of reflections on medieval historical writing that Southern produced during his tenure as President of the Royal Historical Society. Editor(s): Bartlett, Richard J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve.
This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve.
- A collection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern.
- Offers a fascinating insight into the beliefs and ideas that underpinned Southern’s work.
- Contains the series of reflections on medieval historical writing that Southern produced during his tenure as President of the Royal Historical Society.
- Also includes pieces on the nature of academic history, as well as Southern’s appreciations of other medievalists.
- Brings together texts that would otherwise be ... Read more
- Makes these writings accessible to the wider audience they deserve.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405123877
SKU
V9781405123877
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99-15
About R. W. Southern
Sir Richard Southern was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1912 and educated at the Royal Grammar School there and at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a Fellow of Balliol from 1937-61, Chichele Professor of History at Oxford from 1961-9, and President of St John’s College, Oxford from 1969-81. He was knighted in 1974. He died in Oxford in 2001. Robert ... Read more
Reviews for History and Historians: Selected Papers of R. W. Southern
"This collection of selected papers by one of Britain's finest historians, edited and introduced with distinction by R. J. Bartlett, captures the essence of Southern's meditative insights into the nature of the historical experience and the methodologies of historians of tboth the medieval and modern era." History