Reassessing Tudor Humanism.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)

Jonathan Woolfson, ed. Reassessing Tudor Humanism. New York: Palgrave. 2002. Pp. xi, 286. $65.00. ISBN 0-333-97144-2.

This timely collection of essays greatly augments current knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon known as "Tudor humanism." The different contributions show how English humanists were both part of the European intellectual mainstream--even after the break with Rome--and had a distinctive culture of their own. Areas not commonly associated with humanism such as science as part of the university curriculum are covered, and the life-span of English ...

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