Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Blunt, John J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330581911 ISBN 13 : 9781330581919

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Scholarly portraits and critical analyses from a 19th‑century editor. This collection gathers thoughtful essays on religious history, literary figures, and intellectual life in Britain and the wider world. It offers careful inquiry into character, motive, and the currents shaping church history, letters, and public thought.

The book presents biographical sketches, contextual commentary, and high‑level reflections on authors and ideas from the period. It emphasizes how personal character and public duty intersect with faith, learning, and social change, without venturing into sensational claims.

• Insightful portraits of figures like bishops and scholars, with attention to their motives and influences


• Context for debates on religion, education, and social progress in historical India and Britain


• Careful critical analysis that balances praise with critique, across multiple essays


• Connections between personal virtue, public service, and the evolution of ideas

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical criticism, biographical essays, and the study of religious and intellectual life in earlier centuries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330581911
• ISBN 13: 9781330581919
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 509
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