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Cambridge Commemorated: An Anthology of University Life

Editat de Laurence Fowler, Helen Fowler
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 aug 1989
Cambridge Commemorated is an illustrated anthology of passages of prose and poetry describing life at the University of Cambridge from its foundation to the present day. The daily lives of dons and students, town and gown relations, change and continuity are unfolded in letters, diaries, memoirs, novels, college records, newspapers and magazine articles. The human face of the university emerges through accounts of Cambridge characters over the centuries in a wealth of anecdotal detail enlivening this historical anthology.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521389105
ISBN-10: 0521389100
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 47 half-tones, indices
Dimensiuni: 170 x 244 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

List of illustrations and sources; Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh; Preface; Note on the texts; 1. The Beginnings: dreaming choniclers and sundry facts; 2. Benefactors and the growth of the 'little Commonwealth' of colleges; 3. Protestants - the New Learning, Elizabethans and Puritans; 4. The Civil War: the garrison town; 5. Restoration, refulgence and rebellion; 6 The Eighteenth Century: was reason sleeping?; 7. The Turning Century: giants in the groves; 8. Victoriana; 9. The Twentieth Century: a sunny world; 10. The Twentieth Century: wars, aftermaths and omens; 11. The modern University; Appendix 1. List of colleges, foundations and societies which have been given 'approved' status by the University since 1596; Appendix 2. Undergraduate numbers by subject, 1982; Acknowledgements; Index of writers and major characters.

Recenzii

'This is an excellent book, wonderful value for money, well-illustrated, perfect for dipping into, interesting on every page, stimulating to thought and entertaining for idleness.' The Cambridge Review
'This elegant volume from the University's own press will make a super souvenir.' The Observer

Descriere

An illustrated and historical anthology in which life at the University of Cambridge emerges, lively and colourful.