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Brady, Ciaran

James Anthony Froude : an intellectual biography of a victorian prophet / Ciaran Brady - Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013. - xiv, 500 pages 24cm.

"Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Froude�s Voices""; ""2. Shadows of the Froudes, 1818�36""; ""3. Independence: Oxford and Ireland, 1836�42""; ""4. Newman: St Neot and St Patrick, 1843�46""; ""5. Experiments: Critical and Fictional, 1845�49""; ""6. The Road to Recovery: From Philosophy to History, 1849�56""; ""7. The Promise of England�s Past: Writing the History of England, 1854�70""; ""8. The Problems of England�s Present: Editing Fraser�s, Changing Voices, 1860�74""; ""9. The Challenge of England�s Future: Ireland, 1862�77"" ""10. The Challenge of England�s Future: South Africa and Bulgaria, 1874�80""""11. Heroes and Historical Change in the Modern and Ancient Worlds, 1871�80""; ""12. Writing the (Auto)Biography of Carlyle, 1876�84""; ""13. Educating Carlyle�s Orphans: Space, 1884�88""; ""14. Educating Carlyle�s Orphans: Time, 1889�94""; ""15. Sincerity, Prophecy, Responsibility""; ""James Anthony Froude: A Brief Chronology""; ""Bibliography of the Writings of James Anthony Froude""; ""Index"";

James Anthony Froude is among the most frequently cited but gravely misunderstood figures in Victorian intellectual life. This is the first coherent survey of Froude's intellectual life from his early days as an Oxford enfant terrible to his final years as a pillar of the establishment and unapologetic reactionary

ISBN: 9780198726531

Publisher. No.: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors :7/22 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 928.2 BRA