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The William G. Bowen Series

Philology

The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

James Turner

Philology

The William G. Bowen Series

Philology

The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

The William G. Bowen Series: Philology

 

any today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as religion, history, culture, art, archaeology, and more.


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Beschrijving The William G. Bowen Series: Philology

Tells the story of how the study of languages and texts led to the modern humanities and the modern university. This title traces the development of humanistic learning from its beginning among ancient Greek scholars and rhetoricians, through the Middle Ages, and Enlightenment, to the English-speaking world of the 19th and early 20th centuries.


ISBN
9780691145648
Pagina's
576
Verschenen
Serie
The William G. Bowen Series
NUR
740
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Princeton University Press

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