Walter Ralegh's History of the world and the historical culture of the late Renaissance / Nicholas Popper

Author: Popper, Nicholas, 1977-
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Physical Description: xvi, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents

Context: Ralegh and historical culture -- Sources: from scripture to the stars in early modern chronology -- Reading: antiquarian methods and geographic learning -- Narration: providence and human movement -- Presentation: political practice and the past -- Reception: the afterlife of the history of the world.

Subject(s)

Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. History of the world
Historiography

ISBN

9780226675008 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
0226675009 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9780226675022 (e-book)
0226675025 (e-book)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-344) and index.

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