The battle of the books in its historical setting

The battle of the books in its historical setting / by Anne Elizabeth Burlingame, assistant professor of history, Hunter College ; introduction by James Harvey Robinson.

Author/creator	Burlingame, Anne Elizabeth, 1881- author.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : B.W. Huebsch, Inc., 1920.
Description	1 online resource (x, 225 pages).
Supplemental Content	Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922
Subject(s)	Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Battle of the books. Classical literature. Criticism--History. Comparative literature--Classical and modern. Comparative literature--Modern and classical. Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of. Great Britain--Intellectual life --17th century.

Series	Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922 Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents	Introduction.--Introductory chapter: The attitude toward the classical authors during the mediaeval period. Italian humanism. Humanism beyond the Alps. Montaigne.--The scientific phase: Francis Bacon. Galileo. Descartes. Thomas Hobbes.--The literary phase: Contrast between the thought environment of the seventeenth century and our own. Sir William Temple's Essay upon ancient and modern learning. William Wotton's Reflections. Richard Bentley's Dissertation. Jonathan Swift's Tale of a tub and The battle of the books. The French point of view as compared with the English. Charles Perrault. Fontenlle. Conclusion.
General note	Published also as thesis (Ph. D.) Columbia university, 1921.
Bibliography note	Bibliography: pages 219-225.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
	Electronic Resources	Access Content Online	✔ Available