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Terrae-Filius
Amhurst, Nicholas; Rivers, William E.
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Hardback. In his ?Terrae-Filius ?essays of 1721, Nicholas Amhurst describes and satirizes Oxford life as he saw it during the 1710s and early 1720s. He considers the political, religious, social, and moral issues that often worked to undercut the university's academic goals. This critical edition reprints all the essays. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JF; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by William E. Rivers In his Terrae-Filius essays of 1721, Nicholas Amhurst describes and satirizes Oxford life as he saw it during the 1710s and early 1720s. Although academic and intellectual issues receive abundant attention, Amhurst devoted even more space to the political, religious, social, and moral issues that often worked to undercut the university's academic goals. Written in an energetic, personal prose style characteristic of the best eighteenth-century essay periodicals, the Terrae-Filius essays provide accessible, entertaining reading for anyone interested in the history of Oxford University, early eighteenth-century British culture, or the close ... Read more
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by William E. Rivers In his Terrae-Filius essays of 1721, Nicholas Amhurst describes and satirizes Oxford life as he saw it during the 1710s and early 1720s. Although academic and intellectual issues receive abundant attention, Amhurst devoted even more space to the political, religious, social, and moral issues that often worked to undercut the university's academic goals. Written in an energetic, personal prose style characteristic of the best eighteenth-century essay periodicals, the Terrae-Filius essays provide accessible, entertaining reading for anyone interested in the history of Oxford University, early eighteenth-century British culture, or the close ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9780874138016
SKU
V9780874138016
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