Humanism and America
Subtitle: an intellectual history of English colonisation, 1500-1625
By: Andrew Fitzmaurice.
Series: Ideas in context ;; 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge : UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Renaissance -- England.; Humanism -- England.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 16th century.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century.; England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century.; England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
Description: Andrew Fitzmaurice reveals that English expansion was profoundly neo-classical in its inspiration, and that humanist traditions were extremely influential in the early development of the American colonies. Until now, accounts of early American colonization, and of European colonization in general, have placed great emphasis upon the links between colonization and the aggressive agendas of modern times claimed by historians and literary scholars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.