| Author: | Catherine Hall | ISBN: | 9780300189186 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | September 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Catherine Hall |
| ISBN: | 9780300189186 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | September 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the rise of the British Isles to its triumph as a homogenous nation, a safeguard of the freedom of belief and expression, and a central world power. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Thomas Macaulay's vision of England, tracing the influence of his father's career as a colonial governor and drawing illuminating comparisons between the two men.
Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the rise of the British Isles to its triumph as a homogenous nation, a safeguard of the freedom of belief and expression, and a central world power. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Thomas Macaulay's vision of England, tracing the influence of his father's career as a colonial governor and drawing illuminating comparisons between the two men.
