Sir William Jones, Orientalist : An Annotated Bibliography of His Works / Garland H. Cannon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cannon, Garland H., Author.

Series:

Pacific Area Bibliographies

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A survey of the voluminous writings of Sir William Jones ( 1746-1794), pioneer English Orientalist who was vitally concerned with improving conditions in the East and explaining Eastern culture to the Europeans. Jones's writings are given in chronological and topical sequence, with comments on style, sources, organization, contents, author's purpose, critics' reaction, and influence on other writers. The appendix includes bibliographies of primary and secondary sources and an index of selected editions and/or printings in English and library locations of extant copies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1. POET AND LITERARY SCHOLAR (To 1773)

2. LAWYER, PRE-INDIA PERIOD (1773-1785)

3. INDIA PERIOD (1783-1794)

EDITION-PRINTING INDEX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PRODUCTION NOTE

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)

ISBN:

0-8248-8503-1

OCLC:

1253313536