This volume describes the structure, constitution and curricula of the University of Cambridge and the part it played in the political life of Britain. For most of this period the University functioned largely as a seminary for the Church of England, and much attention is paid to the religious views of its members. The careers and intellectual achievements of some leading scholars are described in detail, while undergraduate life--social, sporting and academic--is examined through individual case studies. Special attention is paid to the movement to reform and modernize the University in the period 1830-70.…mehr
This volume describes the structure, constitution and curricula of the University of Cambridge and the part it played in the political life of Britain. For most of this period the University functioned largely as a seminary for the Church of England, and much attention is paid to the religious views of its members. The careers and intellectual achievements of some leading scholars are described in detail, while undergraduate life--social, sporting and academic--is examined through individual case studies. Special attention is paid to the movement to reform and modernize the University in the period 1830-70.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
General editor's preface Introduction 1. Townscape and University: topographical change 2. The University: its constitution, personnel and tasks 3. Colleges: buildings, masters and fellows 4. Colleges: tutors, bursars and money 5. Mathematics, law and medicine 6. Science and other studies 7. Religion in the University: its rituals and significance 8. The orthodox and latitudinarian traditions, 1700-1800 9. Cambridge religion 1780-1840: evangelicanism 10. Cambridge religion: the mid-Victorian years 1. The University as a political institution, 1750-1815 12. The background to University reform, 1830-50 13. Cambridge and reform, 1815-1870 14. The Graham Commission and its aftermath 15. The undergraduate experience, I: Philip Yorke and the Wordsworths 16. The undergraduate experience, II: Charles Astor Bristed and William Everett 17. The undergraduate experience, III: William Thomson 18. Games for gownsmen: walking, athletics, boating and ball games 19. Leisure for town and gown: music, debating and drama Appendices Bibliography.
General editor's preface Introduction 1. Townscape and University: topographical change 2. The University: its constitution, personnel and tasks 3. Colleges: buildings, masters and fellows 4. Colleges: tutors, bursars and money 5. Mathematics, law and medicine 6. Science and other studies 7. Religion in the University: its rituals and significance 8. The orthodox and latitudinarian traditions, 1700-1800 9. Cambridge religion 1780-1840: evangelicanism 10. Cambridge religion: the mid-Victorian years 1. The University as a political institution, 1750-1815 12. The background to University reform, 1830-50 13. Cambridge and reform, 1815-1870 14. The Graham Commission and its aftermath 15. The undergraduate experience, I: Philip Yorke and the Wordsworths 16. The undergraduate experience, II: Charles Astor Bristed and William Everett 17. The undergraduate experience, III: William Thomson 18. Games for gownsmen: walking, athletics, boating and ball games 19. Leisure for town and gown: music, debating and drama Appendices Bibliography.
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