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Isaac Casaubon, 1559-1614

Isaac Casaubon, 1559-1614 - Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Victorian intellectual Mark Pattison (1813-84) published Isaac Casaubon in 1875, while rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Casaubon (1559-1614), a French Protestant and distinguished Renaissance scholar, was the author of critical texts and commentaries on a vast corpus of classical authors, including Diogenes Laertius, Theocritus, Aristotle and Strabo. His magnum opus was his text and commentary on Athenaeus' Deipnosophistae. Pattison's account is based on letters, diaries, unpublished lecture notes and students' notes, published works, city archives, and university documents. The work covers Casaubon's youth, education, scholarly career, and final years spent in England (1610-14), where he influenced the rising 'Anglican school'. In his image of Casaubon, Pattison paints the picture of the ideal scholar, and through his portrayal reveals his deeply Victorian convictions and sensibilities. The work is an invaluable source for the life of the Renaissance scholar and the ideas and perspectives of the Victorian man.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781108034876
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 552
Weight: 726g
Height: 147mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 32mm