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Informationen zum Autor G.R. Evans is Professor Emeritus of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, UK. Klappentext The University of Oxford was a medieval wonder. After its foundation in the late 12th century it made a crucial contribution to the core syllabus of all medieval universities - the study of the liberal arts law, medicine and theology - and attracted teachers of international calibre and fame. The ideas of brilliant thinkers like innovative translator of Greek Robert Grosseteste, pioneering philosopher Roger Bacon and reforming Christian humanist John Colet redirected traditional scholasticism and helped usher in the Renaissance. In her concise and much-praised new history, G R Evans reveals a powerhouse of learning and culture in scintillating detail. Evans brings Oxford's revolutionary events, as well as its remarkable intellectual journey, to vivid and sparkling life. This book traverses the centuries to delve into the history of the University of Oxford throughout the centuries, governments and political climates it has existed within. Vorwort The University of Oxford was a medieval wonder. After its foundation in the late 12th century it designed one of Europe's most admired syllabuses for the study of the liberal arts and theology, and attracted teachers of international calibre and fame. This book deals with Oxford's revolutionary events, as well as its intellectual journey. Zusammenfassung The University of Oxford was a medieval wonder. After its foundation in the late 12th century it made a crucial contribution to the core syllabus of all medieval universities - the study of the liberal arts law, medicine and theology - and attracted teachers of international calibre and fame. The ideas of brilliant thinkers like innovative translator of Greek Robert Grosseteste, pioneering philosopher Roger Bacon and reforming Christian humanist John Colet redirected traditional scholasticism and helped usher in the Renaissance. In her concise and much-praised new history, G R Evans reveals a powerhouse of learning and culture in scintillating detail.Evans brings Oxford's revolutionary events, as well as its remarkable intellectual journey, to vivid and sparkling life. This book traverses the centuries to delve into the history of the University of Oxford throughout the centuries, governments and political climates it has existed within. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsList of IllustrationsIntroduction: Coming to Oxford1 Towards Oxford today Not an Inkling of the future? Riding out the First World War Oxford takes the state’s penny Letting the women in: 1920 and after Between the Wars The Second World War and its aftermath A Symposium at Worcester: the 1950s to the 1980s From student protest to the battle for academic freedom The 1990s and the beginning of another Oxford century 2 Oxford’s Middle Ages Oxford from the inside: inventing a University Designing a syllabus Housing the scholars Quarrels and confrontations3 Oxford and the interfering Tudors Renaissance in Oxford Reformation in Oxford Consequences for the colleges Another inspection: Edward VI goes ‘visiting’ Mary Tudor’s Visitors: the volte-face Elizabeth puts Oxford under the statutes of the realm Teaching the arts from the late sixteenth century4 Oxford keeps up with the times Oxford and the state A society of scholars: student life in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Independent intellectuals and new styles of academic life Teaching: the changing intellectual life of Oxford Experiments in collegiate life and new ideas about universities The Bodleian Library and the University Press5 The nin...
