Outlines Of Lectures On History, Addressed To The Senior Class In Cornell University By Andrew D. White - Softcover

Andrew Dickson White

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461579529 ISBN 13: 9780461579529

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Outlines Of Lectures On History, Addressed To The Senior Class In Cornell University By Andrew D. White is a course of lectures on history by Andrew Dickson White prepared for the senior class at Cornell University. Based on White’s earlier lectures at the University of Michigan, the work was revised for publication by The University Press, Ithaca, with a Preface dated 1870. The text outlines the aims and methods of historical study, and then offers a comprehensive survey of Western civilization from antiquity through the medieval and early modern periods. It covers topics such as the Fall of the Roman Empire, the Feudal System, the Crusades, the Rise of Cities, Mohammedanism, Chivalry and Monasticism, the Development of Learning, the Rise of Commerce, the Christian clearing-up of Europe, the rise of institutions of learning, the growth of literature and science, the Reformation, and the French Revolution, among others. White emphasizes disciplined reading, the use of maps and primary sources, and a holistic, teacher-guided approach intended to cultivate both mind and character in future leaders.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461579529
• ISBN 13: 9780461579529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100