Thomas bodley autobiography books

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Thomas bodley autobiography books

Back to top. Get to Know Us. Make Money with Us. Amazon Payment Products. Seller: dsmbooks , Liverpool, United Kingdom. Condition: Acceptable. Seller Inventory D8SM Bodley, Thomas. Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford , Synopsis About this title About this edition Synopsis Sometimes regarded as the first autobiography in English, and more recently cited as the forerunner of the modern political memoir, The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley is the fascinating account of a sixteenth-century diplomat and founder of one of the most renowned libraries in the world, the Bodleian Library.

Buy Used Condition: Good Former library book; may include Learn more about this copy. As well as discussing the reactions of early readers, it examines the circumstances of its first publication in It has been most famously quoted for the conclusion 'to set up my staff at the Library door in Oxford', which Bodley knew would ensure his enduring fame.

But it is of no less interest as an account of a remarkable career, in both academic and public life, informed throughout by European awareness, from early education in Calvin's Geneva, through Oxford, and many subsequent embassies in the service of Elizabeth. It is written in a particularly fine classical style. As a self-justifying apologia, it is also of interest for the things which Sir Thomas omits.

Upon retiring from government service, he put his energies and fortune into the founding of the Bodleian Library. Convert currency. Add to basket. Condition: Good. Internet Arcade Console Living Room. Open Library American Libraries. Search the Wayback Machine Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. Sign up for free Log in. It appears your browser does not have it turned on.

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