The quarrel of Macaulay and Croker : politics and history in the age of reform / William Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, William, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859--Political and social views.

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859. History of England from the accession of James the Second--Selections.

Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857--Political and social views.

Croker, John Wilson.

Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857.

Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859.

Literary quarrels--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literary quarrels.

Historiography--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Historiography.

History.

Political and social views.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1830-1837.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Historiography.

Physical Description:

vi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This is the story of one of the great literary rows of the nineteenth century, between one of its greatest historians and one of its sharpest critics. The quarrel began in the House of Commons during the debates of 1831-2 on parliamentary reform and was continued in the quarterly reviews. In this highly readable study, William Thomas offers a new perspective and insight into the quarrel and its ramifications, and provides a nuanced assessment of the protagonists and their work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-328) and index.

ISBN:

0198208642

OCLC:

43798426