Walter Ralegh's "History of the World" and the Historical Culture of the Late Renaissance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23134979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Popper (0000-0002-1975-0966, corresponding author), Nicholas Seth Popper |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Walter Ralegh's History of the world and the historical culture of the late Renaissance (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7208/chicago/9780226675022.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4301308859 |
| ISBN | 9780226675022 |
| Open Library | OL25173751M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent the next 7 years producing his massive 'History of the World'. Created with the aid of a library of more than 500 books he was allowed to keep in his quarters, this incredible work of English vernacular would become a bestseller with nearly 20 editions, abridgments, and continuations issued in the years that followed. Nicholas Popper uses Ralegh's 'History' as a touchstone in this lively exploration of the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance.
Art · Art history · Literature · The Renaissance · Classics · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Historiography · Raleigh, walter, sir, 1552?-1618 · Walter Raleigh Sir (1552?-1618)
| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |