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© 2019 University of Chicago Press

© 2019 University of Chicago Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. General Notes and Abbreviations xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Context: Ralegh and Historical Culture 12
  8. 2. Sources: From Scripture to the Stars in Early Modern Chronology 77
  9. 3. Reading: Antiquarian Methods and Geographical Learning 122
  10. 4. Narration: Providence and Human Movement 167
  11. 5. Presentation: Political Practice and the Past 209
  12. 6. Reception: The Afterlife of the History of the World 254
  13. Conclusion 290
  14. Bibliography 299
  15. Index 345
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Walter Ralegh's "History of the World" and the Historical Culture of the Late Renaissance
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. General Notes and Abbreviations xv
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Context: Ralegh and Historical Culture 12
  8. 2. Sources: From Scripture to the Stars in Early Modern Chronology 77
  9. 3. Reading: Antiquarian Methods and Geographical Learning 122
  10. 4. Narration: Providence and Human Movement 167
  11. 5. Presentation: Political Practice and the Past 209
  12. 6. Reception: The Afterlife of the History of the World 254
  13. Conclusion 290
  14. Bibliography 299
  15. Index 345
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