Enlightened Oxford takes a fresh look at the eighteenth-century University of Oxford and its relation to the state, society, and religion of the time, and how a long-established institution managed to navigate the multiple political challenges of the era while maintaining a cultural presence and a surprising capacity for adaptability.
Enlightened Oxford takes a fresh look at the eighteenth-century University of Oxford and its relation to the state, society, and religion of the time, and how a long-established institution managed to navigate the multiple political challenges of the era while maintaining a cultural presence and a surprising capacity for adaptability.
Nigel Aston is a Research Associate at the University of York, and Reader Emeritus in the School of History, Politics, and International Relations at the University of Leicester where he taught for two decades. Educated at Durham and Christ Church, Oxford, he is the author of several single-authored books and numerous articles on British and French eighteenth-century religious and political history and is currently completing the editing of the Yale Boswell Editions The correspondence of James Boswell with the Rev. W.J. Temple, Vol. 2: 1777-1796.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * 1: Fame, Form, and Function: the University's place and purpose in the long eighteenth century * Intellectual Presence * 2: Oxford and British academic contexts after the Glorious Revolution * 3: The defence of the Church of England and Christian belief * 4: Oxford and the Arts and Humanities * 5: Oxford and contemporary science: anxiety, adaptation, and advance * Institutional Presence and Interactions * 6: University personnel: offices, influence, and the polity * 7: Oxford and the Crown * 8: Oxford, the world of Westminster, and the defence of the University's interests * 9: Beyond the University: Outreach and connections in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland * Cultural Constructions, Connections, and Tensions * 10: The University as seen from outside * 11: Oxford and the wider world: the European connections and imperial involvements of the University * 12: Insider trading: family, friendship, connection, and culture beyond the University * Conclusion: Oxford variations on an Enlightenment theme
* Introduction * 1: Fame, Form, and Function: the University's place and purpose in the long eighteenth century * Intellectual Presence * 2: Oxford and British academic contexts after the Glorious Revolution * 3: The defence of the Church of England and Christian belief * 4: Oxford and the Arts and Humanities * 5: Oxford and contemporary science: anxiety, adaptation, and advance * Institutional Presence and Interactions * 6: University personnel: offices, influence, and the polity * 7: Oxford and the Crown * 8: Oxford, the world of Westminster, and the defence of the University's interests * 9: Beyond the University: Outreach and connections in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland * Cultural Constructions, Connections, and Tensions * 10: The University as seen from outside * 11: Oxford and the wider world: the European connections and imperial involvements of the University * 12: Insider trading: family, friendship, connection, and culture beyond the University * Conclusion: Oxford variations on an Enlightenment theme
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