Author : J. Woolfson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230506275
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Reassessing Tudor Humanism by : J. Woolfson
Download or read book Reassessing Tudor Humanism written by J. Woolfson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-06-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by an international team of experts, explores the wideranging impact of Renaissance humanism on sixteenth century England. Investigating areas as diverse as art, education, religion, political thought, literature and science, the book offers fresh and challenging accounts of prominent Tudor figures such as Thomas More, William Tyndale and John Foxe. As well as historiographical overviews of the subject and a discussion of the fifteenth century background to Tudor developments, one of the book's central themes is the nature of England's fundamental cultural experiences in relation to continental Europe.