Unreformed Cambridge : a study of certain aspects of the university in the eighteenth century / Denys Arthur Winstanley.
This vintage book by the distinguished historian D.A. Winstanley describes Cambridge University in the eighteenth century, a period supposedly characterised by lazy, drunken students, academics preoccupied with their own advancement, and institutionalised resistance to reform. Winstanley's obje...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[2009]
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| Summary: | This vintage book by the distinguished historian D.A. Winstanley describes Cambridge University in the eighteenth century, a period supposedly characterised by lazy, drunken students, academics preoccupied with their own advancement, and institutionalised resistance to reform. Winstanley's objective was to discover how such a state of affairs came about, and was able to continue for so long. His book is a gold-mine of facts, anecdotes and contemporary descriptions of life at Cambridge. The author explains how Fellows and Professors were elected, how students chose their colleges, and how teaching was organised. Fellows were not permitted to marry, and graduation involved assenting to Anglicanism. There are accounts of bribery, blackmail and brawls. However, amid the morass of 'torpidity', energetic and right-thinking individuals emerged to challenge the status quo and promote educational and institutional reforms. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Aug 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-389) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511693380 0511693389 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511693380 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 22, 2019). |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Electronic book). |