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The Philological And Biographical Works Of Charles Butler (Volume IV)

The Philological And Biographical Works Of Charles Butler (Volume IV)

Butler, Charles

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Literary CriticismGenealogy & HeraldryGeneral European History

ISBN10: 9354419143
ISBN13: 9789354419140
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 15 2021
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Language, law and faith meet in this rich volume from one of Georgian era Britain's most original Catholic minds. These pages illuminate a world. In The Philological and Biographical Works of Charles Butler (Volume IV), the celebrated jurist and man of letters gathers a distinctive philological essays collection alongside a finely observed biographical sketches anthology. The result is classic literary scholarship that moves between reflections on words and style and intimate portraits of figures central to English Catholic history. Written with the clarity of a practising lawyer and the quiet conviction of a Roman Catholic layman, Butler's voice offers an indispensable window onto 19th century English studies, from public life and British legal history to the everyday pressures of belief and conscience. As part of the Charles Butler collected works, this fourth volume speaks to general readers drawn to thoughtful life-writing as much as to scholars seeking a reliable reference for historians of religion, politics and law. For students of English Catholic history and Roman Catholic biography, and for anyone intrigued by the intellectual backdrop to John Henry Newman writings and Victorian renewal, it offers a subtle, first-hand perspective on continuity and change. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Carefully prepared as an accessible academic research edition, it will appeal equally to classic-literature lovers, university libraries and serious collectors of 19th century English studies.

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