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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Release Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 9780807826126
Informazioni su questo prodotto
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
080782612X
ISBN-13
9780807826126
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038721589
Product Key Features
Book Title
Commonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Customs & Traditions, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-056363
TitleLeading
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Reviews
This is a marvelous contribution to the understanding of an important man, and important document, an important date in human history. (Virginia Quarterly Review), An excellent foundation for further scholarly studies. This is a marvelous contribution to the understanding of an important man, an important document, an important era of human history. -- Virginia Quarterly Review, The publication of [William Byrd's] commonplace book covering the period 1721 to 1726 is a major event. (Times Literary Supplement), This edition of Byrd's commonplace book, with its illuminating introduction and erudite commentary, is a precious gift to students of eighteenth-century culture on both sides of the Atlantic. (Lawrence E. Klein, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University), This splendid edition of [Byrd's] commonplace book...reveal[s] the fuller dimensions of a man immersed in the print culture of the early eighteenth-century English-speaking world. The thoughtful introduction by the editors and the careful scholarship contained in the commentary on individual entries provides us with an excellent passport into that world. This book and its scholarly presentation will be of importance to those interested in the cultural and intellectual life of both early eighteenth-century England and of colonial America. -- East-Central Intelligencer, "This edition of Byrd's commonplace book, with its illuminating introduction and erudite commentary, is a precious gift to students of eighteenth-century culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Much more than a record of a gentleman's response to his scientific, literary, religious, and moralist reading, it registers his struggles with the competing demands of public and private life, metropolitan and colonial identity, politeness and passion, self-mastery and sexual abandon. It is an extraordinary entry to the interior life of eighteenth-century culture." -- Lawrence E. Klein, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Colorful, irreverent, illuminating, never dull, this unique document should quickly take its place among the invaluable published primary sources on early American history. (Charles F. Bryan Jr., Virginia Historical Society), For its scholarship, scope, and intellectual acumen, The Commonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover deserves a wide audience. It is a model of single-author studies for contemporary scholarship. -- Early American Literature, The publication of [William Byrd's] commonplace book covering the period 1721 to 1726 is a major event. ( Times Literary Supplement ), The publication of [William Byrd's] commonplace book covering the period 1721 to 1726 is a major event. . . . The commonplace book allows scholars to penetrate the interior world of this complex and often contradictory figure, scion of a wealthy slaveholding family, dilettante, politician, businessman and man of letters. -- Times Literary Supplement, Byrd's commonplace book stands as a major example of [a] kind of reflective writing, another window into the mind of an extraordinary American. . . . A welcome addition to the list of William Byrd's published works. -- Journal of Southern History, A lively and at times fascinating commonplace book. . . . Now . . . we have a carefully edited text of this commonplace book together with a wealth of related scholarly materials designed to make The Commonplace Book of William Byrd II of Westover at once more accessible and useful to general readers as well as academics. -- Washington Times, [The editors] have done early American and early modern studies a great favor in producing this fine edition of [Byrd's] commonplace book. -- William and Mary Quarterly, Greatly enriches our understanding of this complex, insecure, accomplished Virginian/Londoner and the society in which he worriedly flourished . . . . This is a marvelous contribution to the understanding of an important man, an important document, important era of human history. -- Virginia Quarterly Review, Regardless of whether you have found Byrd fascinating or care about the discussions historians have had about how to interpret him, the commonplace book by itself is certainly interesting. It indicates clearly just how curious his mind was and how eclectic his reading. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
Synopsis
A collection of epigrams, notations, and reflections on a variety of topics, William Byrd II's (1674-1744) last known unpublished work offers a window into the interior life of this quintessential colonial Virginia gentleman., William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colony's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary , Secret Diary , and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America.Edited and presented here for the first time, Byrd's commonplace book is a collection of moral wit and wisdom gleaned from reading and conversation. The nearly six hundred entries range in tone from hope to despair, trust to dissimulation, and reflect on issues as varied as science, religion, women, Alexander the Great, and the perils of love. A ten-part introduction presents an overview of Byrd's life and addresses such topics as his education and habits of reading and his endeavors to understand himself sexually, temperamentally, and religiously, as well as the history and cultural function of commonplacing. Extensive annotations discuss the sources, background, and significance of the entries., William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colony's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd'sDiary,Secret Diary, and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America.Edited and presented here for the first time, Byrd's commonplace book is a collection of moral wit and wisdom gleaned from reading and conversation. The nearly six hundred entries range in tone from hope to despair, trust to dissimulation, and reflect on issues as varied as science, religion, women, Alexander the Great, and the perils of love. A ten-part introduction presents an overview of Byrd's life and addresses such topics as his education and habits of reading and his endeavors to understand himself sexually, temperamentally, and religiously, as well as the history and cultural function of commonplacing. Extensive annotations discuss the sources, background, and significance of the entries., William Byrd II (1674-1744) was an important figure in the history of colonial Virginia: a founder of Richmond, an active participant in Virginia politics, and the proprietor of one of the colony's greatest plantations. But Byrd is best known today for his diaries. Considered essential documents of private life in colonial America, they offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the world of a Virginia gentleman. This book joins Byrd's Diary , Secret Diary , and other writings in securing his reputation as one of the most interesting men in colonial America. Edited and presented here for the first time, Byrd's commonplace book is a collection of moral wit and wisdom gleaned from reading and conversation. The nearly six hundred entries range in tone from hope to despair, trust to dissimulation, and reflect on issues as varied as science, religion, women, Alexander the Great, and the perils of love. A ten-part introduction presents an overview of Byrd's life and addresses such topics as his education and habits of reading and his endeavors to understand himself sexually, temperamentally, and religiously, as well as the history and cultural function of commonplacing. Extensive annotations discuss the sources, background, and significance of the entries.
LC Classification Number
00-056363 [F]
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