Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and Miscellaneous, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ward, Sir Adolphus William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330846664 ISBN 13: 9781330846667

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and Miscellaneous, Vol. 3 The chapter in the history of the Renascence in which The Ship of Fools figures conspicuously is doubtless neither its most brilliant nor its most fascinating phase. The sphere into which we are here admitted is no hallowed grove, remote from the coarse and crass outer world, like that in which the Academicians of Florence lent ear to the celestial teachings of Diotima - no Court of artificial charm and perfumed atmosphere such as that in which Francis I was fain to pose as president. Yet the chapter in question is full of interest, as telling of sustained efforts made by a combination of serious and high-minded, devout and patriotic men; and the work which more fully than any other illustrates and attests the spirit that animated them holds a place altogether its own in the story of European letters. This place it conquered for itself by no high or rare literary merits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1330846664
• ISBN 13: 9781330846667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488