Neoclassical History and English Culture: From Clarendon to Hume (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333659403)

This book looks at neo-classicism as a context for understanding early-modern English historical writing, and traces the implications of neo-classical history for English political culture at large. By paying close attention to historical genres and audiences, it reassesses both the famous and lesser-known historians of this era, dramatizing them as engaged in a struggle to preserve ancient models of historical composition in the face of a rapidly modernizing society characterized by party politics, print, Christianity, and antiquarian erudition.

Author: P. Hicks
ISBN-10: 0333659406
ISBN-13: 9780333659403
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/11/1996
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d