Oxford Book of Oxford (Oxford paperbacks)

MORRIS, Jan, edited by

ISBN 10: 0192814249 / ISBN 13: 9780192814241

Published by Oxford University Press, 1984

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00093493097

Synopsis:

In this entertaining and lively anthology, Jan Morris traces the history of the university from it foundation in the Middle Ages through to 1945, combining extracts from contemporary observers with her own linking commentary. Important events in the history of the University are described and explained ( development of the college system, Magdalen's defiance of James II, Newman and the Oxford Movement), and its life and times are exalted or derided by writers ranging from Anthony Wood to Evelyn Waugh. Unworldly scholars and eccentric dons walk these pages: characters like Benjamin Jowett, Sir Maurice Bowra and William Spooner, who ordered an undergraduate to `leave by the town drain', and coined Spoonerism. This book is intended for general readers interested in anthologies; students (from Oxford or other universities); anyone with an interest in Oxford University or institutional histories.

Review: Review from previous edition an admirable book ... full of bustling Oxford life (Times Literary Supplement)

The whole book is composed of choice quotes ... a book in which to put your thumb and pull out a plum (Financial Times)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oxford Book of Oxford (Oxford paperbacks)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good