Terrae-filius, Or, The Secret History of the University of Oxford, 1721-1726Edited with an Introduction and Notes by William E. Rivers In his Terrae-Filius essays of 1721, Nicholas Amhurst describes and satirizes Oxford life as he saw it during the 1710s and early 1720s. Although academic and intellectual issues receive abundant attention, Amhurst devoted even more space to the political, religious, social, and moral issues that often worked to undercut the university's academic goals. Written in an energetic, personal prose style characteristic of the best eighteenth-century essay periodicals, the Terrae-Filius essays provide accessible, entertaining reading for anyone interested in the history of Oxford University, early eighteenth-century British culture, or the close but often tense relationship between the nation and the university during the tumultuous decade following the Whig ascendancy of 1714. This modern critical edition of the Terrae-Filius reprints all the essays (including those omitted in the 1726 collected editions) and provides an introduction and extensive explanatory notes that set the essays in their historical and cultural context. William E. Rivers is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. |
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... Scholar Seduced from his Studies 20 On Common Sense and Oxford Disputations 21 On Aristotle's Authority at Oxford 22 Mr. Meadowcourt and the Black Book 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Mr. Meadowcourt and the Black Book Continued Mr ...
... Scholar Seduced from his Studies 20 On Common Sense and Oxford Disputations 21 On Aristotle's Authority at Oxford 22 Mr. Meadowcourt and the Black Book 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Mr. Meadowcourt and the Black Book Continued Mr ...
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... Scholarly Editing , " 2001 ) . A generous grant from the University of South Carolina Research and Productive ... scholars from other institutions have freely offered valuable advice and encouragement at various stages in this ...
... Scholarly Editing , " 2001 ) . A generous grant from the University of South Carolina Research and Productive ... scholars from other institutions have freely offered valuable advice and encouragement at various stages in this ...
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... scholars even as he delivered a condescending compliment : Through his clear unsympathetic eyes we see alive before us a caricature of the Oxford of two hundred years ago . For that alone the existence of Amhurst is justified . The ...
... scholars even as he delivered a condescending compliment : Through his clear unsympathetic eyes we see alive before us a caricature of the Oxford of two hundred years ago . For that alone the existence of Amhurst is justified . The ...
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... scholars , compounded by Amhurst's own challenge that his readers find and report any mistakes in his narrative and ... scholarly studies seeking evidence that would corroborate or discredit his accounts . As the notes to the text reveal ...
... scholars , compounded by Amhurst's own challenge that his readers find and report any mistakes in his narrative and ... scholarly studies seeking evidence that would corroborate or discredit his accounts . As the notes to the text reveal ...
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... scholarly and intellectual perspective , Keill was an excellent choice for the Professorship . He was a superb mathematician who , among other things , was instrumental in proving Newton's priority over Leibnitz in the development of ...
... scholarly and intellectual perspective , Keill was an excellent choice for the Professorship . He was a superb mathematician who , among other things , was instrumental in proving Newton's priority over Leibnitz in the development of ...
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Page 62 - there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance.
Page 69 - Exegi monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis Annorum series et fuga temporum.
Page 24 - I am in hopes that we may order our affairs so as to meet this summer at the Bath; for Mr Pope and myself have thoughts of taking a trip thither. You shall preach, and we will write lampoons ; for it is esteemed as 'great an honour to leave the Bath for fear of a broken head, as for a Terrae Filius of Oxford to be expelled.