Studies in Modern History: From Clarendon to Hume

Hicks, P.

This book looks at neo-classicism as a context for understanding early-modern English historical writing, and traces the implications of neo-classical history for English political culture at large. By paying close attention to historical genres and audiences, it reassesses both the famous and lesser-known historians of this era, dramatizing them as engaged in a struggle to preserve ancient models of historical composition in the face of a rapidly modernizing society characterized by party politics, print, Christianity, and antiquarian erudition.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-10-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333659403

DOI: 10.1057/9780230376151

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 289