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OverviewThe University of Oxford was a medieval wonder. After its foundation in the late 12th century it made a crucial contribution to the core syllabus of all medieval universities - the study of the liberal arts law, medicine and theology - and attracted teachers of international calibre and fame. The ideas of brilliant thinkers like innovative translator of Greek Robert Grosseteste, pioneering philosopher Roger Bacon and reforming Christian humanist John Colet redirected traditional scholasticism and helped usher in the Renaissance. In her concise and much-praised new history, G R Evans reveals a powerhouse of learning and culture in scintillating detail. Evans brings Oxford's revolutionary events, as well as its remarkable intellectual journey, to vivid and sparkling life. This book traverses the centuries to delve into the history of the University of Oxford throughout the centuries, governments and political climates it has existed within. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr. G.R. EvansPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.492kg ISBN: 9781350225824ISBN 10: 1350225827 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 04 February 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction: Coming to Oxford 1 Towards Oxford today Not an Inkling of the future? Riding out the First World War Oxford takes the state's penny Letting the women in: 1920 and after Between the Wars The Second World War and its aftermath A Symposium at Worcester: the 1950s to the 1980s From student protest to the battle for academic freedom The 1990s and the beginning of another Oxford century 2 Oxford's Middle Ages Oxford from the inside: inventing a University Designing a syllabus Housing the scholars Quarrels and confrontations 3 Oxford and the interfering Tudors Renaissance in Oxford Reformation in Oxford Consequences for the colleges Another inspection: Edward VI goes 'visiting' Mary Tudor's Visitors: the volte-face Elizabeth puts Oxford under the statutes of the realm Teaching the arts from the late sixteenth century 4 Oxford keeps up with the times Oxford and the state A society of scholars: student life in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Independent intellectuals and new styles of academic life Teaching: the changing intellectual life of Oxford Experiments in collegiate life and new ideas about universities The Bodleian Library and the University Press 5 The nineteenth-century transformation Varieties of student life at Oxford The Oxford Movement State interference and the threat of external 'reform' brings about major change What became of the liberal arts? Bringing the syllabus up to date: the Oxford reform of classical education Oxford studies the sciences Examinations reformed Oxford does its bit for social mobility Conclusion Notes Select bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationG.R. Evans is Professor Emeritus of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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