Seventeenth-century Oxford
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Author | : Nicholas Tyacke |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1456 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0199510148 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780199510146 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Seventeenth-century Oxford by : Nicholas Tyacke
Book excerpt: Volume IV of the magisterial History of the University of Oxford covers the seventeenth century, a period when both institutionally and intellectually the University was expanding. Oxford and its University, moreover, had a major role to play in the tumultuous religious and political eventsof the century: the Civil War, the Commonwealth, the Restoration. In this volume, leading experts in several fields combine to present a comprehensive and authoritative analysis and overview of the rich pattern of intellectual, political, and cultural life in seventeenth-century Oxford.