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The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn
Taschenbuch von Margaret Willes
Sprache: Englisch

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An intimate portrait of two pivotal Restoration figures during one of the most dramatic periods of English history Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the most celebrated English diarists. They were also extraordinary men and close friends. This first full portrait of that friendship transforms our understanding of their times. Pepys was earthy and shrewd, while Evelyn was a genteel aesthete, but both were drawn to intellectual pursuits. Brought together by their work to alleviate the plight of sailors caught up in the Dutch wars, they shared an inexhaustible curiosity for life and for the exotic. Willes explores their mutual interests-diary-keeping, science, travel, and a love of books-and their divergent enthusiasms, Pepys for theater and music, Evelyn for horticulture and garden design. Through the richly documented lives of two remarkable men, Willes revisits the history of London and of England in an age of regicide, revolution, fire, and plague to reveal it also as a time of enthralling possibility.
An intimate portrait of two pivotal Restoration figures during one of the most dramatic periods of English history Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the most celebrated English diarists. They were also extraordinary men and close friends. This first full portrait of that friendship transforms our understanding of their times. Pepys was earthy and shrewd, while Evelyn was a genteel aesthete, but both were drawn to intellectual pursuits. Brought together by their work to alleviate the plight of sailors caught up in the Dutch wars, they shared an inexhaustible curiosity for life and for the exotic. Willes explores their mutual interests-diary-keeping, science, travel, and a love of books-and their divergent enthusiasms, Pepys for theater and music, Evelyn for horticulture and garden design. Through the richly documented lives of two remarkable men, Willes revisits the history of London and of England in an age of regicide, revolution, fire, and plague to reveal it also as a time of enthralling possibility.
Über den Autor
Margaret Willes, formerly publisher at the National Trust, is author of several books, including Reading Matters and The Gardens of the British Working Class. She lives in London.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780300238686
ISBN-10: 0300238681
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Willes, Margaret
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Maße: 200 x 131 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Margaret Willes
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.08.2018
Gewicht: 0,409 kg
Artikel-ID: 112898646
Über den Autor
Margaret Willes, formerly publisher at the National Trust, is author of several books, including Reading Matters and The Gardens of the British Working Class. She lives in London.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780300238686
ISBN-10: 0300238681
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Willes, Margaret
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Maße: 200 x 131 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Margaret Willes
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.08.2018
Gewicht: 0,409 kg
Artikel-ID: 112898646
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