Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the 15th, 16th, and 17th Centuries [3 Bd.e].

Hallam, Henry:

Published by New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1970

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XXVIII, 585 / XIV, 594 / XIII, 671 Seiten / p. 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). - altersgemäß sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - In these words Allan Nevins has praised the unique value for today s students of a work first published over 140 years ago. Henry Hallam (1777-1859), a graduate of Oxford University and a member of the bar, was an astute and able historian who wrote on the Middle Ages and the centuries following. His masterful Introduction to the Literature of Europe . . . offers a wealth of authoritative detail on three centuries of literary achievement. -- As Dr. Nevins commented: "This work is thorough; one feels that its dicta can be relied on. It is profound, comprehensive, discriminating, and stamped by Hallam s restless energy and vast erudition." Hallam s survey is one of the "Standard Works" listed by Allan Nevins in his own widely consulted Gateway to History. -- Starting with an examination of the general state of literature in the Middle Ages, this wide-ranging study encompasses the use of paper, the position of early Greek scholars in the West, the treatment of physical sciences, the influence of and reaction to clerical opinion, the effects of the Reformation and of the study of Eastern languages - to mention a few areas - as well as a remarkable body of detail about all genres of literature, including the philosophic. Major writers, and many minor ones, are mentioned and assessed, and placed, with clarity and excellent judgment, against the background of their era. -- All those interested in the literary history of our past will welcome the reappearance of Hallam s invaluable and enduring work. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Original Leinen kaschiert mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth laminatd with dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 1190013

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Title: Introduction to the Literature of Europe in ...

Publisher: New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Gut

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: Republished from the edition of 1873.