Theodor Harmsen

Broschiertes Buch

Antiquarianism in the Augustan Age

Thomas Hearne 1678-1735

Beschreibung

This monograph describes the life and work of Thomas Hearne (1678-1735), learned Oxford scholar, diarist, bibliographer, historical antiquary, publisher and editor. Hearne worked at the centre of English intellectual life in the early eighteenth century. A nonjuror and jacobite, he was a colourful and controversial figure who has drawn much comment from scholars of various disciplines up to this day. Hearne is as renowned for his observations of English academic life and manners in the Augustan Age (in 145 diary volumes of 'Remarks and Collections') as for his invaluable series of publications of the sources of English medieval and Reformation history. This study creates a full portrait of Hearne based on all the manuscript sources available today, including the diaries, the collection of books and manuscripts and the wide correspondence with eminent men of the time. This appraisal adds to our understanding of Hearne in the context of his time, and shows modern scholarship's great indebtedness to his scholarly achievements. Antiquarianism in the Augustan Age forms a significant contribution to modern studies of eighteenth-century politics and religion, English history and historiography, and the rich tradition of antiquarianism.

Autor

The Author: Dr. Theodor Harmsen was educated at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and at Manchester College, Oxford, reading English literature. He worked as a junior teacher and research fellow at the English department of the University of Nijmegen and as a research fellow for the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. Dr. Harmsen is author of John Gee's Foot out of the Snare (1624), Nijmegen: The Cicero Press 1992, and has written several articles on English literature and history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 75896
• Neuausg.
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9783906758961
• ISBN-10: 3906758966
• Artikelnr.: 27459210

Rezensionen

"Über Thomas Hearne, zweifellos den bedeutendsten und produktivsten Antiquar des frühen 18. Jahrhunderts in England, ist seit seinen Lebzeiten mancherlei geschrieben worden, aber erst mit Harmsens vorzüglichem Buch liegt nun eine umfassende und gründlich dokumentierte Studie vor, die dem Werk und der Persönlichkeit Hearnes gerecht wird, und die zugleich ein lebendiges Bild der politischen und religiösen Kontroversen sowie der antiquarischen Bestrebungen in England im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert entwirft, ein Bild, ohne das Leben und Schaffen von Hearne nicht zu verstehen sind. [...] Wer die Literaturgeschichte Englands mit cultural studies auch für frühere Jahrhunderte verbinden möchte, wird in dem verdienstvollen Buch von Harmsen reiche

Anregung finden." (Helmut Gneuss, Anglia)
"...an important and thorough study of a many-sided and controversial figure. [...] The book does full justice to the varied aspects of Hearne's life and writings;...there is much interesting detail about Hearne as a collector and editor; and his use of sources, together with his working methods in general, are carefully scrutinized in this highly scholarly, informative study, of which even the demanding Thomas Hearne would surely have approved." (Northern History)
"Harmsen has done a valuable service in presenting and fully describing the world of Augustan bibliophiles and antiquarians associated with Hearne. This is a dense book, teeming with names, facts and anecdotes." (Geoffrey Scott, English Studies)