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Kingsley, Charles
1819
1875
Kingley, Charles
Kingsley, C. (Charles)
Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
1823
1900
Muller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
F. Max Müller
Mueller, Friedrich Max
Müller, Max
Müller, Friedrich Max
The Roman and the Teuton
A Series of Lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge
Preface by Professor F. Max Muller -- The Forest Children -- The Dying Empire -- Preface to Lecture III -- The Human Deluge -- The Gothic Civilizer -- Dietrich's End -- The Nemesis of the Goths -- Paulus Diaconus -- The Clergy and the Heathen -- The Monk a Civilizer -- The Lombard Laws -- The Popes and the Lombards -- The Strategy of Prividence -- Appendix: Inaugural Lecture: The Limits of Exact Science as Applied to History.
Transcribed from the 1889 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price
"The Roman and the Teuton" by Charles Kingsley is a series of historical lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge in the late 19th century. The lectures examine the interactions and conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Teutonic tribes, exploring themes of power, morality, and the human condition throughout their historical narratives. Kingsley's aim is not merely to recount history but to provoke thought about the underlying moral and ethical lessons it contains. At the start of the book, Kingsley introduces a parable about "forest children" who encounter a sinister "Troll-garden," representing the allure and corruption of civilization versus the purity of their original existence. He argues that the Teutonic peoples were like these children, initially innocent and unconsciously powerful but gradually corrupted by the temptations of Roman civilization. As the lectures unfold, he promises to delve deeper into the complexities of human nature and societal evolution during the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of new national identities among the Teutons. With rich imagery and moral introspection, Kingsley sets the stage for a thought-provoking exploration of history's lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries
Middle Ages
Germanic peoples
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Category: History - Ancient
Category: Philosophy & Ethics
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