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ISBN/EAN: 9781787075085

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Autor des Buches: peter raina

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Autor/in: Peter Raina
Titel: John Sparrow: Warden of All Souls College, Oxford - «I loathe all common things»
Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
826 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018-02-28
Oxford; GB
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Großbritannien.
Sprache: Englisch
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133,00 CHF (CH)
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is a distinguished historian with a long association with the University of Oxford, as Research Associate, St Catherine’s College; Honorary Member of High Table and Member of the Senior Common Room, Christ Church; Senior Research Associate at the Graduate Centre, Balliol College; Associate Member of Nuffield College; Visiting Research Scholar, Faculty of History; and Honorary Member of the Senior Common Room, Magdalen College. He has also been a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Studies, London; the Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University; and the Centre for International Studies, LSE. He is a Life Member, Clare Hall, Cambridge and a Knight Companion Grand Cross of the Order of St Stanislas.

John Sparrow, Warden of All Souls, was a notable character in post-war Oxford. He was educated in the old-time classical humanist tradition, and this remained his field even as the world about him changed. A man with a brilliant mind, he is often remembered negatively – as a bogeyman to progressives because of his outspoken conservatism – and as a disappointment to those who expected a more solid academic achievement. It was felt that his talents were too widely scattered.

Presenting hitherto unpublished letters and papers which vividly evoke the contemporary Oxford scene, Peter Raina traces this scattering of talent. Sparrow may have been a generalist, but he dabbled in depth in many disciplines. He was an expert on Latin, on law, on inscriptions, on rare books and on poetry. Above all he was a tireless supporter and friend of other academics and poets in a special generation. The book gives context to his circles of influence and to his uncompromising intelligence and distinct charm.

Presenting hitherto unpublished letters and papers which vividly evoke the contemporary Oxford scene, Peter Raina traces the many and diverse talents of this notable college figure. John Sparrow may have been a generalist, but he dabbled in depth in many disciplines and is deserving of this analysis.

, 24 November 1968 – Document on University Freedom – Letter-Writing with Ease – «I Had Decided Not to be Disappointed if I Wasn’t Elected» – «Here, with his Talents in a Napkin Hid, Lies One who Much Designed, and Nothing Did» – John Sparrow’s «Words on the Air» – Death – Epilogue.