Reading the Roman republic in early modern England / / by Freyja Cox Jensen.
Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England. The existing scholarship, preoc...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library of the Written Word
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Placing the reading of history in its cultural and educational context, and examining the processes by which ideas about ancient Rome circulated, this study provides the first assessment of the significance of Roman history, broadly conceived, in early modern England. The existing scholarship, preoccupied with republicanism in the decades before the Civil Wars, and focusing on the major drama of the period, has distorted our understanding of what ancient history really meant to early modern readers. This study articulates the connections between the history of education, reading and writing, and challenges the schools of historical thought which associate a particular classical source with one set of readings; here, for the first time, is an in-depth analysis of the role of Roman history in creating an English latinate culture which encompassed far wider debates and ideas than the purely political. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283551330 9786613863782 9004233210 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Freyja Cox Jensen. |