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Title:
English Law and the Renaissance
The Rede Lecture for 1901
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Summary: "English Law and the Renaissance" by Frederic William Maitland is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the relationship between English law and the cultural and intellectual movements of the Renaissance era, specifically focusing on how legal traditions persisted despite the prevailing influences of humanism and changes in political structures. The author emphasizes the impact of figures like Sir Edward Coke and Sir Thomas Littleton on the continuity of English legal doctrine during a time of significant transformation. The opening portion of the work introduces the context of Maitland's lecture delivered at Cambridge, respectful of Sir Robert Rede, whose financial endowment supported such academic discussions. The author presents the tension between traditional English law and the influences of Renaissance humanism, discussing how certain legal doctrines managed to remain intact amid changing cultural paradigms. He references prominent figures, historical events, and legal developments from the time, establishing a narrative that interrogates the role of English law within the broader intellectual landscape of the Renaissance and the Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Maitland, Frederic William, 1850-1906
EBook No.: 54251
Published: Feb 27, 2017
Downloads: 252
Language: English
Subject: Law -- England -- History
Subject: Renaissance -- England
LoCC: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
English Law and the Renaissance
The Rede Lecture for 1901
Credits:
Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet
Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "English Law and the Renaissance" by Frederic William Maitland is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the relationship between English law and the cultural and intellectual movements of the Renaissance era, specifically focusing on how legal traditions persisted despite the prevailing influences of humanism and changes in political structures. The author emphasizes the impact of figures like Sir Edward Coke and Sir Thomas Littleton on the continuity of English legal doctrine during a time of significant transformation. The opening portion of the work introduces the context of Maitland's lecture delivered at Cambridge, respectful of Sir Robert Rede, whose financial endowment supported such academic discussions. The author presents the tension between traditional English law and the influences of Renaissance humanism, discussing how certain legal doctrines managed to remain intact amid changing cultural paradigms. He references prominent figures, historical events, and legal developments from the time, establishing a narrative that interrogates the role of English law within the broader intellectual landscape of the Renaissance and the Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Maitland, Frederic William, 1850-1906
EBook No.: 54251
Published: Feb 27, 2017
Downloads: 252
Language: English
Subject: Law -- England -- History
Subject: Renaissance -- England
LoCC: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.