The Rise of English Culture
The Rise of English Culture
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They lead us out of the gloomy cell into the light of day ; they reveal the England and Europe of the fifteenth century by their retrospective pictures, and the actual England of the early Tudor period by their faithful studies of manners and costumes from the very life. Their know- ledge of their ignorance is the measure of the knowledge and ignorance of the best-educated men during the reign of Henry VIII.
( 363 ) CHAPTER VIII.
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS — LEGENDS OF THE PRESS.
A BRIEF examination o...f the legends of the early Printing Presses and of the books issued therefrom will show, in the first place, how small in amount was the literature produced down to the end of the reign of Henry VII. In the second place, it will show that the notion of making out a Chronicle of the past is but in its incep- tion. In the third place, the quality of the Chronicle itself reflects a state of willing credulity among the English audience, and of utter ignorance, to which no fable, however monstrous, was unacceptable.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They lead us out of the gloomy cell into the light of day ; they reveal the England and Europe of the fifteenth century by their retrospective pictures, and the actual England of the early Tudor period by their faithful studies of manners and costumes from the very life. Their know- ledge of their ignorance is the measure of the knowledge and ignorance of the best-educated men during the reign of Henry VIII.
( 363 ) CHAPTER VIII.
EARLY PRINTED BOOKS — LEGENDS OF THE PRESS.
A BRIEF examination o...f the legends of the early Printing Presses and of the books issued therefrom will show, in the first place, how small in amount was the literature produced down to the end of the reign of Henry VII. In the second place, it will show that the notion of making out a Chronicle of the past is but in its incep- tion. In the third place, the quality of the Chronicle itself reflects a state of willing credulity among the English audience, and of utter ignorance, to which no fable, however monstrous, was unacceptable.
What to read after The Rise of English Culture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by E Edwin Johnson to read onlineMoreLess
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