Cambridge Commemorated

Klappentext An illustrated and historical anthology in which life at the University of Cambridge emerges, lively and colourful. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations and sources; Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh; Preface; Note on the texts; 1. The Beginnings: dreaming choniclers and sundry facts; 2. Benefactors and the growth of the 'little Commonwealth' of colleges; 3. Protestants - the New Learning, Elizabethans and Puritans; 4. The Civil War: the garrison town; 5. Restoration, refulgence and rebellion; 6 The Eighteenth Century: was reason sleeping?; 7. The Turning Century: giants in the groves; 8. Victoriana; 9. The Twentieth Century: a sunny world; 10. The Twentieth Century: wars, aftermaths and omens; 11. The modern University; Appendix 1. List of colleges, foundations and societies which have been given 'approved' status by the University since 1596; Appendix 2. Undergraduate numbers by subject, 1982; Acknowledgements; Index of writers and major characters.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lawrence Fowler, Laurence
• Con la collaborazione di: Helen Fowler (Editore), Laurence Fowler (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521389105
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38910-5
• Categorie: Narrativa > Antologie miste; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata