James Anthony Froude - An Intellectual Biography of a Victorian Prophet

Zusatztext an immensely rewarding read ... Brady has painted the most vivid picture yet of his thought processes and rationale in the context of an era of political uncertainty. This book must be ranked as one of the great modern achievements in nineteenth-century intellectual history. Informationen zum Autor Ciaran Brady has published widely on topics concerning early modern history and on the general topic of historiography. He was joint-editor of the leading peer-review journal Irish Historical Studies (1992-2002), and was President of the Irish Historical Society (2005-2007). Klappentext James Anthony Froude is among the most frequently cited but gravely misunderstood figures in Victorian intellectual life. This is the first coherent survey of Froude's intellectual life from his early days as an Oxford enfant terrible to his final years as a pillar of the establishment and unapologetic reactionary. Zusammenfassung James Anthony Froude is among the most frequently cited but gravely misunderstood figures in Victorian intellectual life. This is the first coherent survey of Froude's intellectual life from his early days as an Oxford enfant terrible to his final years as a pillar of the establishment and unapologetic reactionary.

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• Authors: Ciaran Brady, Ciaran (Professor of History Brady, Brady Ciaran
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2014
• EAN: 9780198726531
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872653-1
• No. of pages: 518
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Biography: historical, political and military