Sir Walter Raleigh.

Language: English

Published by New York: Henry Holt & Co. 01.12.2003., 2003

080507502X / 9780805075021

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XVIII, 621 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - Tall, dark, handsome, and damnably proud, Sir Walter Raleigh was one of historys most charismatic, romantic, and misunderstood characters. Yet to his enemies - and there were many - he was an arrogant liar, deserving of every one of his thirteen years in the Tower of London. Was Sir Walter a hero - or a deceiver, terrorist, and ruthless adventurer? What caused his rising star to fall so dramatically, ending with his execution in 1618? -- One contemporary referred to Raleigh as fortunes tennis ball moving in and out of favor in the shark pool of Elizabethan court politics. He trifled with a vain and aging queen, dazzling her with exploits and devotions until, without her permission, he married a Maid-of-Honour. It was a major mistake for an adventurer too often absent from court and its changing alliances. -- The story of Raleighs tempestuous relationship with the dear Empress of my heart is one of the central threads of this engrossing book. Another is its sense of place. Raleigh Trevelyan descended from the family of Sir Walter and lives in Englands West Country: his sense of Raleighs Devon roots offers a key to his character. Trevelyan has traveled to each of the principal places in which Raleigh lived his great adventures - the ill-fated Roanoke, where he founded the first colony in America; Ireland, where he suppressed rebellious Catholics and introduced the potato; Spain and the Azores, where he pillaged as both commander and pirate; Orinoco, presentday Venezuela, where he lost his beloved son while searching for the phantom gold of El Dorado. In each of these travels he has found new insights into Raleighs life, as he has in the Spanish archives. The result is the most immediate, detailed, and convincing portrait of one of the most compelling figures in English history. ISBN 9780805075021 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1035 16,2 x 5,4 x 24,2 cm, Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket.…

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Title
Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Trevelyan, Raleigh:
Publisher
New York: Henry Holt & Co. 01.12.2003.
Publication year
2003
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Soft cover
Language
English
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080507502X
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9780805075021
Item weight
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